Umbilical cord compression happens when the cord becomes constricted, cutting off a baby's oxygen supply. The cord may have become knotted or tangled, which can happen if it's unusually long or if ...

Sometimes the umbilical cord gets stretched ... In this position, gravity will help keep the baby from pressing against the cord and cutting off their blood and oxygen supply.

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

Does the presence of the umbilical cord around the baby’s neck in an obstetric ultrasound significantly affect the health of the baby? Pregnancy is often an exciting milestone for many women and ...

Some families choose to save their newborn’s cord blood (the blood from the baby left in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth), placenta blood and umbilical tissue in case their child ...

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 hospital has begun testing hundreds of babies for genetic conditions as part of a "world-leading" study into rare illnesses. Midwife Georgie, who is expecting her first baby in April, was the first ...

On that day, her baby, little Nova Rose’s heart stopped beating. There was a knot in the umbilical cord cutting off the baby’s oxygen. Parker, of Swissvale, was admitted to UPMC Magee- Womens ...

A man said he found the baby on a sidewalk near downtown San ... a basket wrapped up in a towel breathing weakly with the umbilical cord still attached,” San Antonio police said in the report ...

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 ...