Can I have a normal birth if the umbilical cord is wrapped around my neck for two weeks? Check it out in time to make sure

Although many pregnant women experience the umbilical cord around the neck in the later stages of pregnancy, they are still able to give birth naturally. This requires a detailed examination before delivery. If the umbilical cord around the neck is not serious, it is also suitable for natural delivery. The key is to regularly check the baby's fetal heart rate.

1. Is it possible to give birth naturally if the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck? What if the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck for two weeks? If your baby has the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, you may worry that you will be in danger during a natural birth and will have to have a cesarean section. In fact, it is very common for the umbilical cord to be wrapped around the neck of a fetus during delivery, and the incidence rate is about 1/4 during delivery. Umbilical cord around the neck does not mean a cesarean section. During delivery, if the umbilical cord is not tightly around the neck and is long enough, no cesarean section is required. Surgery should only be considered if there are many and tight loops around the neck, the umbilical cord is relatively short, the fetal head does not descend, or the fetal heart rate is obviously abnormal.

2. Because the umbilical cord is elastic, its blood vessels are longer than the length of the umbilical cord, the blood vessels are spirally coiled and have great stretchability. After the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck, as long as the umbilical cord is not pulled excessively and the blood flow of the umbilical cord is not affected, most fetuses will not show any abnormalities, so there is no need to panic if the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck. However, if the umbilical cord is wrapped too tightly around the neck, the umbilical blood vessels may be compressed, resulting in obstructed blood circulation or compression of the fetal jugular vein, causing ischemia and hypoxia of the fetal brain tissue, resulting in intrauterine distress or even stillbirth. If the umbilical cord is found around the neck of the fetus in the late pregnancy, the pregnant woman should reduce activity, pay attention to rest, learn to count fetal movements, and go to the hospital for examination in time if the fetal movement is too much or too little. Prenatal education should be moderate. Moderate prenatal education is necessary, but we should also be careful not to overdo it. Excessive prenatal education may cause the fetus to become overly excited in the mother's body, increasing the frequency of movement and creating the risk of the umbilical cord wrapping around the neck.