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 ...

Cutting your new baby’s umbilical cord is a momentous part of birth. It’s the last step in your infant’s transition from cozy womb life to his new one out in the world. But whether this quick clip is ...

You must have seen reels going viral on cutting the umbilical cord after the baby is born. The videos show where the nurse or ...

Shortly after a baby is born, doctors clamp the umbilical cord linking the infant to the placenta, which is still inside the mother’s uterus, and then cut it. New research shows that if doctors wait ...

(Reuters Health) - Waiting a few minutes to clamp the umbilical cord after birth is tied to better motor and social skills later in childhood - especially for boys, suggests a new study. Delaying cord ...

Usually within the first minute of birth, the umbilical cord running between mother and infant is clamped. But this may be too fast, researchers say. Waiting until the cord stops pulsing could give ...

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 ...