DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m expecting my first baby. Can you tell me how to care for the umbilical cord stump? How long will it remain? DEAR READER: The circulation of blood in and out of the fetus comes ...

Gina Gotthilf was told her entire pregnancy that she was having the "perfect" pregnancy. But three days before her scheduled ...

Extract: In nine experiments with sheep, effects of hypoxia on levels of lactate, pyruvate, and glucose in maternal and fetal blood were strudied. Bolld samples were obtained simlultaneously from the ...

Preterm neonates being resuscitated do not experience better outcomes if placental circulation is kept intact vs if providers engage in umbilical cord milking and early cord clamping. The primary ...

Umbilical cord which is also known as the string of life is a bundle of blood vessels that develops during the early stages of embryological development connecting the baby to the mother's placenta.

Umbilical hernia repair surgery is a procedure that fixes umbilical hernias. An umbilical hernia involves a bulge or pouch that forms in the abdomen. This type of bulge occurs when a section of the ...

The shunts ensure that the circulating blood in the fetus has high oxygen saturation to meet the demand of rapidly growing fetal tissue. The blood that enters the fetal circulation divides into two ...

Umbilical hernias are typically painless and close on their own. That said, if your baby is experiencing symptoms like a swollen and tender bump, vomiting, and crying, then medical attention may be ...