Infection of the area around the umbilical cord stump is the main concern. To help prevent infections: Keep the cord clean. Although we used to recommend washing with alcohol, studies showed it ...

Vale, who was born with a rare metabolic condition, had his life saved by stem cells from a baby's umbilical cord that was ...

the relationship between bacterial colonization and infection; 5) the effects of umbilical cord care on cord separation; and 6) clinical significance. Finally, the appropriateness of current cord ...

It has become common practice in US hospitals. The book advises against using alcohol for routine umbilical cord care. Alcohol cord care is advised in less developed countries with high infection ...

A woman in the New York City area appears to be the third person and the first woman ever to be cured of an HIV infection following a new stem cell transplant treatment involving umbilical cord blood.

San Antonio police arrested a woman accused of failing to get medical help for an infant days after the newborn was left ...

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

The umbilical cord directly connects to the bloodstream, so an infection can spread quickly, becoming fatal in seven to 15% of infants. Stringent aseptic procedures during and after delivery and ...

Liberty-based Vitti Labs, a human tissue bank, is suing the Food and Drug Administration over how the agency is regulating a ...

it has been widely accepted to use some form of topical antimicrobial to treat the umbilical cord. Other accepted cord care practices include assessment of the cord for signs of infection ...