Stem cells have demonstrated significant promise in preclinical studies of neuronal repair in pediatric disorders such as hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), stroke, intraventricular hemorrhage, ...

What Is Cord Blood Banking? Cord blood banking is a process of collecting potentially life-saving stem cells from the umbilical cord and placenta and storing them for future use. Stem cells are ...

When you give birth, the baby is delivered first. The umbilical cord then comes out after your baby. In rare cases, the umbilical cord prolapses, which means it falls out from its normal position. The ...

To use external anatomical landmarks to determine a new method for the estimation of appropriate insertion length of umbilical catheters, suitable for newborn infants of varying birth weight (BW) and ...

Your baby’s umbilical cord was the all-important connection between your baby and the placenta, the organ responsible for nourishment. When your baby is born, this cord is clamped and cut, leaving a ...

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 United ...

Claire Marie Porter is a Pennsylvania-based health and science journalist whose work has been published in Scientific American, The Washington Post, NextCity, WIRED, and Elle, among other publications ...

Giving birth to a child who is unresponsive or struggling to breathe is a harrowing experience. The medical team must quickly cut the umbilical cord and then rush the baby to aid. But taking a few ...