If a baby's umb cord is wrapped around the neck and the drs see can they cut the mom open and save..?

Question

the baby being that it's still attached to the cord?

I ACTUALLY MEANT LIKE SAY 20 WEEKS AND PUT THE BABY BACK IN AFTER UNRAVELING THE CORD. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT

Answer 1

Yes...actually a common reason for a c-section...don't worry.

Answer 2

Many babies are born with the cord around the neck. The doctors or midwives are trained to check for this as the baby is coming out and remove it from the neck before it is actually born. 2 of my kids were born like this and when the baby was still in the birth canal, the midwife put her fingers in and checked and unwrapped it as soon as the head was out. It is more common than you would think and surgery is not required. The baby doesn't breathe oxygen until the cord stops pulsing (which is feeding the baby all the oxygen it needs) so it won't asphyxiate. Don't stress.

Answer 3

At 20 weeks? I don't think so, it simply isn't possible to cut you open and re-organise your baby then stitch everything back up again. Not just the risk of infection, but the uterus would then have a massive wound on it and couldn't continue expanding properly without rupturing.

I've thought about this too, but I wondered if they could do keyhole surgery type things and unloop it ... Probably deluding myself though. But at 20 weeks it isn't unusual for babies to get wrapped up in the cord and then come unstuck with their own movements soon afterwards. Usually people don't know it even happened, but now with so many ultrasounds being done it's unavoidable.

If your baby is in this predicament, I wish you luck. It must be very distressing, especially as the baby won't stand much chance if it's born this prematurely. I hope the hospital staff are keeping a good eye on you...

Answer 4

If they know the cord is around the babies neck then they can be prepared at delivery for complications. Also they can monitor baby for any problems and if heartrate drops or movements go down they can do a c-section to get baby out.

My second son was born at 36 wks and they didn't know the cord was around his neck and he delivered ok vaginally the dr just told me not to push while she unwrapped the cord from his neck. I was watching in the mirror above me.

Answer 5

If the baby's head isn't well on it's way to delivery, yes then can do a C section.
Otherwise what the doctor does. is to use his fingers to keep the cord from getting tighter as the baby is being delieverd.
Some babys are born blue and surrive.

Trust your doctors. They will know what to do

Answer 6

is very common. it happens in about 1/3 of all pregnancies. the doctors can get the cords from around the neck

Answer 7

If the doctors think the baby is suffering a lack of oxygen, they can do an emergency C-section. In that, the baby can be out of the mother within 11 minutes!

Answer 8

the doctor would cut the cord when the baby is born i dont think you have ne thing to worry about.

Answer 9

The umbelical cord was wrapped around my baby's neck 3 times.
but the doctors didnt notice it.
i had him normally and he was fine.
but im sure if they would have noticed sooner they prob coulda done a C-Section if i wanted.

Answer 10

yes, my 2nd baby's cord was wrapped around his neck, but it loosened by himself so I gave birth naturally, if it doesn't loosen, you get a c-section, but everything is fine, it's very common as my doctor told me.

Answer 11

That is why babies are delivered head first, just in case that happens. If the heart beat and vitals are fine they probably won't have to operate.