This is a serious delivery complication: A cord prolapse means the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina as the baby's head is delivered, which can cut off blood flow to the baby. An emergency C ...

Breech babies are at risk of injury and a prolapsed umbilical cord. Transverse lie is the most serious abnormal presentation, and it can lead to injury of the uterus (ruptured uterus) as well as ...

To provide an increasing body of knowledge related to umbilical cord care, a literature review was conducted to study the evolution of umbilical cord care, to evaluate the scientific evidence used ...

Vitti Labs says the Food and Drug Administration erred in subjecting the lab's umbilical cord-derived product in a way that brings greater regulation. Liberty-based Vitti Labs, a human tissue bank, is ...

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 ...