hi all,yesterday I went for anomaly scan ,there they found single umbilical artery instead of two ,is it related to any birth defect or any other complication,also they found a superficial lake over placenta of length 14*15,plz do help me out if anybody having knowledge about it,m 18 weeks 4 days pregnant.
Priti Khandelwal
02 Apr 2017
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Priti Khandelwal
thanks Dr charmi,so kind of u to answer,my doc suggested me to do the triple marker test for this,and as I mentioned in my query that they also found one superficial lake on placenta,is this also a sign of complication?
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02 Apr 2017
Dr Charmi
There are two umbilical arteries and one vein in the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord is the transportation link between the mother and fetus for all <u>the</u> nutrition that the fetus needs. A single umbilical artery can be associated with other fetal anomalies. However in your case the anomaly scan doesn't show any associated anomalies. Hence the thing you now need to check on is the fetal growth and wt gain. Also it will be a good idea to get a fetal echo done at about 24weeks. Not all the fetuses with a single umbilical artery will lag in growth. However you need to met your doctor to plan out the exact further course.
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02 Apr 2017
Chaayan
then no need to worry...
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02 Apr 2017
Priti Khandelwal
but my baby kidney heart every organ found normal in the scan,nd growth is also according to <u>lmp</u>
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02 Apr 2017