Swift River OB day 1 OB CLINICAL 31 6 OBSTETRICS TRIAGE DEFINITIONS

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Select the term from drop-down that matches the definition below. A complication that occurs prior to, or during, delivery of the baby. This condition occurs when the “pulsing life-line” which co... nnects the placenta to the fetus drops through the open cervix into the vagina ahead of the baby becoming trapped and totally or partially occluded against the baby’s body during delivery. This complication occurs in one in every 300 births and presents a great danger to the fetus. It can result in hypoxia or death to the fetus if intervention is not initiated immediately." [Show More]

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