Your baby's umbilical cord stump has a clamp on it for a day or two as a precaution against the slight chance of bleeding. When the clamp is taken off, the cord stump begins to dry up naturally.

And it’s all thanks to stem cells from a baby’s umbilical cord that was frozen 16 years ago in the US. This is the longest known time for a cord to be frozen before stem cells were taken to ...

Consider the poignant story of your baby's umbilical cord. For nine months it faithfully served as your baby's lifeline. It provided him with oxygen, with nutrients, with life itself. Now ...

What is velamentous cord insertion? Typically, the umbilical cord connects a developing baby's belly to the middle of the ...

After seeing that gorgeous, pink slippery baby being placed on your chest, the last thing on your mind is what’s going on with the cord and placenta. But there are some really big, evidence-based ...

The baby was found swaddled in a towel inside a basket and breathing weakly with the umbilical cord still attached around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, News 4 (WOAI) San Antonio reported on Jan 24.

A baby was found abandoned on the street in San Antonio during the cold snap last week and was rushed to hospital for treatment.