Nuchal cord occurs when the umbilical cord wraps around the fetal neck, a phenomenon observed in approximately 10–30% of pregnancies. While the majority of cases follow an uncomplicated course, the ...

Oct. 14, 2002 — Measuring nuchal translucency in the early second trimester may be the best single test for fetal trisomy 21 and other chromosomal abnormalities, according to a report in the October ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In 2018, Kristen Miller, a high school social studies teacher from Cleveland, had an uneventful pregnancy for the first two trimesters — “textbook perfect,” ...