[tri-med] Re: trisomies and two vessel umbilical cord

When I was pregnant with Keren we found I had a two-vessel umbilical  
cord. Yeah, it can be a sign of higher risk, but usually only if  
there are other signs. With Keren there were about four other  
pointers just in the ultrasound (club foot, clenched hand, small  
size, choroid plexus cysts).  The number of signs said more than the  
types.  I read up on the two-vessel cord and it sounded, for the most  
part, to be pretty benign if it's the only factor.

Hope that helps!
Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren Elyse, T18, 3 years old!  
(9/27/02), and Clarissa Joanne (7/17/05) )
Southeast Michigan
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On Dec 12, 2005, at 12:45 PM, karen thorsten wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>  I have a concern and would like to know if anyone has
> any info. My daughter is  pregnant and they just had
> an ultrasound. They found she has a two vessel
> umbilical cord (missing one artery). They said they
> couldn't see anything else on the ultrasound that
> appears abnormal but that they will do more
> ultrasounds as she progresses in the pregnancy. They
> offered amnio and the one blood test they do (forgot
> the name) for abnormalities but my daughter refused,
> due to false positives and the risks for miscarriage
> with amnio. I just read that the two vessel cord can
> increase the risk for trisomies. She has one child
> now, Julian, who is 2 and a half with mosaic partial
> trisomy 1. So, any info, concerns or words of
> encouragement would be appreciated. To think of her
> having a second child with abnormalities is
> heartbreaking.
>                     Thanks Much,
>                       Karen (grandma to Julian, Mosaic
> Partial Trisomy 1 )


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