This article originally appeared on Undark. In 2018, Kristen Miller, a high school social studies teacher from Cleveland, had an uneventful pregnancy for the first two trimesters — “textbook perfect,” ...

A nuchal cord is when the umbilical cord is 'coiled' around the baby's neck. Most nuchal cords are single coils ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies have hinted at various factors around the time of birth that may raise a child's risk of autism -- but there is still too little evidence to point to specific ...

For some moms, an umbilical cord is a reminder of their crowning glory — but why are we suddenly seeing preserved placental parts all over social media? When Megan Kilpatrick, 32, was getting ready to ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

Oestrogen affects the flow of blood through the umbilical cord; its role is beyond preparing your body for childbirth, it plays a key role in providing nourishment to the baby. As oestrogen regulates ...