TY - JOUR T1 - A four-vessel umbilical cord JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F115 LP - F115 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311715 VL - 102 IS - 2 AU - Marjolijn SW Quaak AU - Jos MT Draaisma Y1 - 2017/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/102/2/F115.abstract N2 - Physical examination of a healthy newborn revealed a four-vessel umbilical cord (figure 1). At the placental cord insertion site only three vessels were seen. The routine prenatal ultrasonography did not show any abnormalities. The newborn had no dysmorphic features.Figure 1 Cross section of the umbilical cord. Four hollow structures with two veins (thin walled vessels) and two arteries (thicker walled vessels).During the early … ER -