How is the intelligence of a baby with a single umbilical cord

Many mothers will do multiple prenatal checkups when they are pregnant, for fear that the baby will have some developmental defects after birth. Babies with single umbilical cords are also a relatively common baby defect. This is because normal babies have two umbilical cord blood vessels, while babies with single umbilical cords only have one. If it is a simple single umbilical cord, it will not harm the body, but if it is caused by other diseases, it will affect the baby. So what is the intelligence of babies with single umbilical cords?

Generally, the fetus's umbilical cord has two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein. The fetus has only one umbilical artery, called a single umbilical artery. This phenomenon is relatively rare in humans, its mechanism of occurrence has not been fully elucidated, and its clinical significance is still under study. It is generally believed that a single umbilical artery is one of the signs of abnormal fetal development. However, the presence of a single umbilical artery alone does not indicate abnormal fetal development or chromosomal abnormalities.

The single umbilical artery malformation itself does not have much clinical significance, but the single umbilical artery is often accompanied by other malformations. Therefore, after discovering the single umbilical artery, it is best to do a detailed malformation examination.

Single umbilical artery is usually associated with other malformations, so it is recommended to conduct more investigations.

Guidance: Take good care of yourself during pregnancy and get checked up. If there are no other malformations, you can consider continuing the pregnancy, but you will have to take some risks.

A simple single umbilical artery will not have any impact, but for some people with combined heart deformities, it will have an impact. It is recommended to conduct necessary special examinations of the fetal heart to understand the condition of the heart and prepare for further treatment after birth.