The health of the umbilical cord is crucial when you are expecting, and doctors monitor it very closely. But why does a ...

The umbilical cord is responsible for the exchange of blood between you and your baby in the womb. It is even more crucial ...

The worst outcomes -- severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or death -- were similarly uncommon among preemies randomized to the two approaches, Anup Katheria, MD, of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for ...

Incomplete sealing of the urachus — a line of connectivity between a fetus and the umbilical cord — can cause a urachal cyst to develop. It can lead to abdominal pain and other symptoms and often ...

In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers investigated whether human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) could heal luminal ulcers in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients.

A treatment to move blood from the umbilical cord into an infant's body may provide a safe option for preterm infants born after 28 weeks who need rapid support, suggests a new study. The procedure, ...