Short Umbilical Cord: Its Origin and Relevance

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Abstract
A short unbilical cord was found in human newborns for whom there was evidence of early intrauterine constraint and in those with gross structural or functional limb defects that limited intrauterine movement. Apparently umbilical cord growth occurs in response to tensile forces relating to intrauterine space availability and fetal movement during early development. A short umbilical cord may indicate diminished fetal movement from early intrauterine constraint or fetal limb dysfunction.

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