Now he is suggesting that I have a c-section tomorrow. One of the reasons being that the umbilical cord might be short and that my pelvis is too small. The problem is that he has never done an internl ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. CUTTING a baby's umbilical cord immediately after birth is a rite of passage for new fathers but is it better to wait? Sydney ...

After your baby is born, the umbilical cord is no longer needed. It is clamped and cut, leaving a short stump. A nurse removes the clamp after 1 or 2 days. The stump will fall off within about 1 ...

The umbilical cord is the tube-like structure that carries food and oxygen from a mother to their baby while pregnant. It also carries waste products away from the baby so the mother’s body can ...

For some moms, an umbilical cord is a reminder of their crowning glory — but why are we suddenly seeing preserved placental parts all over social media? When Megan Kilpatrick, 32, was getting ...

While umbilical cord knots happen in less than 1% of pregnancies, if your baby has one, you may wonder what it means. The umbilical cord attaches to the placenta, which is an organ that develops ...

Typically, your baby’s umbilical cord will detach by two weeks after birth. However, there are natural variations and this can happen earlier or later. Share on Pinterest Jessica Byrum/Stocksy ...

In the fall of 1988, Matthew Farrow, a 5-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder, received the world’s first transplant of umbilical-cord blood from a newborn sibling. It worked: Farrow was cured.

You may be familiar with an expression concerning "having a short umbilical chord." I'm not sure of the exact words, but I see it as someone who has stayed close to home. After living here for all ...