Patient's question:
I got married to my husband a year ago and am planning to have a child this year. When I went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up, the doctor told me that the umbilical cord only had one. So I would like to consult about what could be the reason for having only one umbilical cord during prenatal check-ups?Doctor's answer:
The patient mentioned a single umbilical artery. Generally, the fetal umbilical cord has two arteries and one vein. A single umbilical artery is a marker of abnormal fetal growth and development, but it does not indicate fetal growth and development abnormalities or fetal chromosomal abnormalities. It does not mean that a baby with a single umbilical artery has problems. The main thing with a single umbilical artery is to conduct proper examinations, rule out growth and development abnormalities, and perform ultrasound for anomaly screening.