What does single artery umbilical cord mean and how to take precautions for the baby's development. I am just now done with my anomaly scan and got to know about this.
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Single artery may b normal but to b evaluate to find any. Defect if anomaly scan normal than evaluate again up to 20to 30 week
Maternal serum afp hcg to b done if suspected
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Hi there,
Umbilical cord had two arteries which help in providing oxygen and nutrition to the baby.
Single umbilical artery is a sign of some associated congenital anomaly.
Your baby needs further evaluation for that.
And in certain percentage of people isolated single umbilical artery may not cause any problem in the baby. But your baby needs continuous monitoring till delivery as single artery may not provide adequate nutrition to the baby. And baby's growth may get affected.
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further investigation to look for other anomalies and defects in other organs
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