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 ...

Umbilical cord blood infusions have become a vital treatment against blood diseases and the list of potential uses keeps growing (Credit: Getty Images) Private cord blood banking is booming around the ...

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 -- forgotten ...

Your baby’s umbilical cord was the all-important connection between your baby and the placenta, the organ responsible for nourishment. When your baby is born, this cord is clamped and cut, leaving a ...

The umbilical cord is a three-vessel cord that provides nutrients and oxygen to your baby while they're in the uterus. Usually, the cord doesn’t have any issues, but there are several conditions that ...

Claire Marie Porter is a Pennsylvania-based health and science journalist whose work has been published in Scientific American, The Washington Post, NextCity, WIRED, and Elle, among other publications ...

Cardi B gave birth to a baby boy on November 4. He is her fourth child and first with her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, who is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. To commemorate the experience, ...

The rapper created a gold heart out of a piece of her umbilical cord Cardi B/Instagram; mommymadeencapsulation/Instagram Cardi B has commemorated her baby's birth in a unique way The rapper decided to ...