Velamentous Cord Insertion in a Singleton Pregnancy: An Obscure Cause of Emergency Cesarean-A Case Report

• Main Authors: Juliana Rocha (Author), Joana Carvalho (Author), Fernanda Costa (Author), Isabel Meireles (Author), Olímpia do Carmo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Approximately 2% of low-risk pregnant women still require an emergency Cesarean section after the onset of labor. Because it is likely that half of these cases are associated with placental and umbilical cord abnormalities, it is thought that prenatal detection of such abnormalities would reduce the...