The umbilical cord is a life-sustaining tube that connects your baby to your placenta. Some issues can develop with the cord during pregnancy. After birth, it’s easy to care for your baby’s cord stump ...

For women in their second trimester of pregnancy, a doctor may have discussed cord-blood banking. Cord-blood banking is when a baby's umbilical cord blood is collected and stored after delivery. Cord ...

Umbilical cord pH levels < 7.2 may increase the risk for adverse neonatal outcomes, a Danish national cohort study shows. Severe acidosis has typically been thought to occur < 7.0. Reconsideration of ...

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 ...

Cord blood banking was all the rage about a decade ago. Companies pitched it almost as an insurance policy for a child’s future health, preserving the stem cells in the blood for life-saving ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...