What to do if the umbilical cord is too short resulting in interruption of cord blood flow

If the umbilical cord is too short, resulting in interruption of blood flow through the umbilical cord, it should be handled according to the specific conditions of the pregnant woman and the fetus. If the fetus is currently alive, it can be closely monitored and actively treated with fertility preservation; if the fetus is already dead, it can be induced and other operations can be carried out. Short umbilical cord generally means that the length of the umbilical cord is less than 30 centimeters, and it is due to congenital developmental anomalies, and the length of the umbilical cord will not increase by itself. The interruption of umbilical cord blood flow may easily lead to intrauterine ischemia and hypoxia, and the risk of intrauterine death cannot be ruled out, and the subsequent treatment will depend on whether the fetus survives or not. 1. The fetus has died in the uterus: at this time, it is necessary to carry out induced abortion in a timely manner, so as not to cause maternal infection or coagulation abnormalities, etc. After induced abortion, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use levofloxacin and other drugs for anti-inflammatory treatment to prevent intrauterine infections, so as not to affect the next pregnancy. 2. Fetal survival: the fetus also needs to be selected according to the gestational week whether it needs to be treated with fetal preservation. If the fetus is premature, heart, lungs and other vital organs are immature, the risk of confrontation after birth is more, if the umbilical cord is only a transient interruption, can be closely monitored to promote fetal lung maturation treatment, in order to need to try to prolong the gestational weeks of fertility preservation treatment, if necessary, terminate the pregnancy in a timely manner. If the fetus is full term, the pregnancy can be terminated at any time according to the mother’s condition and the intrauterine condition of the fetus. If the umbilical cord is too short, resulting in the interruption of umbilical cord blood flow, the patient should be admitted to the hospital in a timely manner and treated according to the doctor’s instructions.