Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated by a Rural Population
Description
A velamentous cord insertion occurs when the umbilical cord’s Wharton jelly fails to reach the placenta, due to early placental atrophy around the insertion site, leaving a segment of unprotected vessels running through the thin membranes of the amniotic sac.
Figure 1 depicts the velamentous cord insertion.
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