Does the neck band have anything to do with sleeping position?

The baby's umbilical cord around the neck has little to do with sleeping position. Cord around the neck occurs due to the frequent movement of the fetus in the mother's body. The longer the umbilical cord of the fetus and the more frequently the position changes, the more chances of umbilical cord bypass, which is not necessarily related to the mother's sleeping or squatting position. Sometimes the baby can come out on its own.

Damage to the neck from wrapping the neck

1. Fetal distress.

In general, if the umbilical cord is long enough and the baby's neck is not compressed, it is not life threatening. Danger creeps in if the umbilical cord is not long enough or if the cord is wrapped around the baby's neck several times, resulting in the umbilical cord being strangled and easily affecting the baby's blood supply. Because of the pressure on the umbilical cord, the supply of nutrients and oxygen is reduced, and the baby's growth is deprived of the necessary supply, fetal growth retardation or even fetal distress can occur.

2. Inability to have a normal delivery

Although there is no abnormality of the umbilical cord wrapping around the neck in the uterus, there is a possibility that the umbilical cord may pass through the open cervix and down the birth canal under the pressure of the uterine contractions during natural labor. As the position of the fetus gradually decreases, the umbilical cord will gradually tighten. This is a time when a normal delivery can easily lead to fetal death.

3. Brain damage

In rare cases where the umbilical cord is severely compressed and persists for a prolonged period of time, the baby will be born with a lowered Neonatal Score and may have brain damage, which can lead to mental problems or cerebral palsy.

4. Vulnerability to stillbirth.

If the umbilical cord is severely compressed and lasts for a long period of time, the baby will have a lower neonatal score after birth and may have brain damage, which may lead to mental problems or cerebral palsy; if the umbilical cord is severely compressed, the baby may be stillborn in the uterus before the mother has started labor.

Is a neck strap harmful to the fetus?

Generally speaking, the umbilical cord around the neck is not very harmful because the cord itself has a certain degree of elasticity, and within a certain range, it will not harm the baby. However, if the umbilical cord is too tight, it will affect the baby's blood supply, and the baby will not be able to absorb nutrients and oxygen properly, and its development will be delayed. In addition, during labor, as the uterus contracts, the head of the fetus will come out of the mother's body, which will tighten the umbilical cord and may cause the baby to suffocate.

How do I know if the baby is in the neck?

Ultrasonic images of umbilical cord around the neckOnce the umbilical cord is around the neck, there is a U-shaped depression on the skin at the back of the fetal neck, which is a rounded dark area. Two weeks of umbilical cord bypass, there is a W-shaped depression in the skin of the dorsal neck of the fetus in the form of two round dark areas. Around the nuchal region, there are jagged indentations on the dorsal surface of the fetal nuchal region on which many dark areas can be seen. By using color Doppler imaging to present many small clusters of color, slight rotation of the probe and changing the angle of examination can reveal some images of the cord around the neck.