Listener Q&A: 2 vessel umbilical cord
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Normally the umbilical cord has 3 vessels - 2 arteries and one vein. What does it mean when your baby's umbilical cord has 2 vessels instead of 3? How do you know if this is a concern for your baby? I answer this listener question from Jessica in this episode!
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| 0:00.0 | In this shorty episode, I am answering a listener question about her baby having a two-vessel umbilical cord. |
| 0:13.3 | Welcome to the all about pregnancy and birth podcast. If you're having a baby in the hospital, |
| 0:18.7 | you are giving birth in a system that too often takes away power from women over what happens in their own bodies. |
| 0:25.8 | I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway-Rankens, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world. |
| 0:33.8 | I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your power, |
| 0:38.7 | advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve. |
| 0:43.2 | This podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical advice. |
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| 0:52.2 | Now let's get to it. |
| 0:58.3 | Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast, whether this is your first time listening or you have been here before. I'm so glad you |
| 1:03.6 | are spending some of your time with me today. In this shorty episode, I am answering a listener |
| 1:09.9 | question from Jessica. |
| 1:11.6 | Jessica found out that her baby has a two vessel umbilical cord and she was reaching out to learn more information about it. |
| 1:19.6 | Now, if you have a question that you want me to answer in a upcoming shorty episode, then shoot me a DM on Instagram. I'm on Instagram at Dr. |
| 1:29.5 | Nicole Rankins. You can also reach me through my website at Dr.Noclerenkins.com forward slash |
| 1:35.3 | contact, fill out the form and we will check out your question and see if we can answer it on an |
| 1:40.3 | upcoming show. So as for a two vessel cord, it is also known as a single umbilical artery. |
| 1:47.9 | So this is a condition where the umbilical cord contains only two vessels instead of the usual |
| 1:54.9 | three vessels. Normally the umbilical cord has two arteries and one vein that carry blood between the placenta and the baby |
| 2:04.0 | and in the case of a two vessel umbilical cord one of the umbilical arteries is absent leaving only a |
| 2:12.0 | single artery and the umbilical vein this condition is usually identified during routine prenatal ultrasound exam. |
| 2:20.2 | So around that 20-week anatomy scan is when we're going to pick up this two-vessel cord or single |
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