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Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker
Velamentous Cord: A Dangerous Case Complicated By A Rural Population#11;#11;, Adam M. Franks, Carolyn Curtis, Shawndra Barker
Shawndra Barker MD
A velamentous cord insertion occurs when the umbilical cord’s Wharton jelly fails to reach the placenta, due to early placental atrophy around the insertion site, leaving a segment of unprotected vessels running through the thin membranes of the amniotic sac. Figure 1 depicts the velamentous cord insertion.