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Excessive intra-uterine pressure during birth
Signs of excessive intra-uterine pressure during birth:
- Slow start of breathing in newborn piglets
- Ruptured, profusely bleeding umbilical cords at birth
- Strangulation of the piglets by the umbilical cord
- Uterine spasm, retarded birth
Consequences for the piglets are:
- Poor oxygen and nutrient transport during the birth process, weak piglets, higher mortality
(Source of photograph: Mota-Rojas et al., 2005)