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  2. Umbilical cord - Wikipedia

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    The length of the umbilical cord is approximately equal to the crown-rump length of the fetus throughout pregnancy. The umbilical cord in a full term neonate is usually about 50 centimeters (20 in) long and about 2 centimeters (0.75 in) in diameter. This diameter decreases rapidly within the placenta.

  3. Crown-rump length - Wikipedia

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    The length of the umbilical cord is approximately equal to the CRL throughout pregnancy. Gestational age is not the same as fertilization age. It takes about 14 days from the first day of the last menstrual period for conception to take place and thus for the conceptus to form.

  4. Infant - Wikipedia

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    Normal head circumference for a full-term infant is 33–36 cm ... the average total body length of a newborn is 35.6–50. ... the umbilical cord is normally cut ...

  5. Placenta - Wikipedia

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    It has a dark reddish-blue or crimson color. It connects to the fetus by an umbilical cord of approximately 55–60 cm (22–24 inch) in length, which contains two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein. [12] The umbilical cord inserts into the chorionic plate (has an eccentric attachment). Vessels branch out over the surface of the placenta ...

  6. Pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the embryo or fetus to the placenta. ... can expand up to 20 times its normal size during pregnancy.

  7. Deferred umbilical cord clamping reduces premature baby ... - AOL

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    Waiting at least two minutes before clamping the umbilical cord of a premature baby may reduce the risk of death by at least a third, new research suggests.

  8. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of the normal ... controlled traction of the umbilical cord and fundal massage ... In the U.S. the average length of stay has gradually dropped from ...

  9. Velamentous cord insertion - Wikipedia

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    Velamentous cord insertion; Other names: Velamentous Placenta: Normal umbilical cord insertion and velamentous umbilical cord insertion in pregnancy, with and without vasa previa. Specialty: Obstetrics Symptoms: Blood vessel compression, [1] [2] decrease in blood supply to the fetus, [2] [3] impaired growth and development of the fetus. [4] [5 ...