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This medical illustration contrasts a normal third trimester fetus in utero with one experiencing abnormalities of the umbilical cord. Included fetal abnormalities are an unusually short cord and a nuchal cord, where the umbilical cord wraps around the fetus's neck.
© 2012 Nucleus Medical Art/Doctor Stock
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