Extra long or short cord: Umbilical cords can be extra long or short. Usually, a short or long cord does not cause a problem. On occasion, though, a short cord can tear away from the placenta.

Cord blood is the blood in your baby's umbilical cord and your placenta. It houses potentially lifesaving cells called stem cells, which can develop into mature blood cells, including red blood cells, ...

Depending on the size of the umbilical cord, the sample may be small, and often patients need a higher volume of cells to help ensure the treatment is successful. Get paid $2,500 to watch 25 ...

I went to the doctor last week for a check up. I am currently 37 weeks pregnant. He told me that the baby had come up again after telling me a week ago that the baby had descended. Now he is ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Umbilical cord milking offered some benefits in non-vigorous newborns, but fell short for cutting admission to the neonatal ICU (NICU), according to a large randomized trial.

The umbilical cord fluid is rich in stem cells. Learn about cord blood banking, its process, benefits, and decide if it's the right choice for your child. ... In short, the AMA and the AAP ...

Researchers identified five biomarkers in umbilical cord blood that could indicate early-onset sepsis in preterm infants and ...

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says. Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Compared to early cord clamping (ECC), umbilical cord milking (UCM) in non-vigorous infants had short-term benefits without any long-term adverse impacts on ...

In a subgroup of premature babies where infants were born before 32 weeks of pregnancy, 44.9% (449/1001) of the babies with immediate cord clamping experienced hypothermia after birth, compared to ...

To save or not to save cord blood. The answer is not so simple. For decades, doctors have put the precious resource to good use, most commonly, to treat patients needing a stem cell or bone marrow … ...