The objective of the study was to examine normal variations of umbilical cord arterial pH by gestational age (GA). Umbilical cord arterial pH varied in a linear fashion by GA and was influenced by ...

A nuchal cord is when the umbilical cord is 'coiled' around the baby's neck. Most nuchal cords are single coils ...

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 ...

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 ...

Umbilical cord blood infusions have become a vital treatment against blood diseases and the list of potential uses keeps growing (Credit: Getty Images) Private cord blood banking is booming around the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Identification of a lean umbilical cord by ultrasound examination may allow early recognition of preeclampsia, according to a report in the August issue of Obstetrics and ...

Kindly let me know the significance of the ultrasound (color Doppler) scan showing only 1 umbilical artery and 2 veins with no other features of congenital anomalies for a 22-week-old IVF gestation.

An Iranian younger sister’s umbilical cord blood stem cells which were stored in Royan Cord Blood Bank (RCBB) were used to save her 6-year-old brother suffering from thalassemia. The successful ...

Oestrogen affects the flow of blood through the umbilical cord; its role is beyond preparing your body for childbirth, it ...

For the layperson, a few minutes might tick by without a second thought, but those precious minutes after a baby is born could be beneficial for newborns later in life, some doctors say. When to ...