2023年5月27日 · Usually, the cord doesn’t have any issues, but there are several conditions that may impact the effectiveness of your baby’s umbilical cord. Learn more about these abnormalities and find out...

2023年8月8日 · What Is the Umbilical Cord and Why Is It Important? The umbilical cord is a life-sustaining tube that connects your baby to your placenta. Some issues can develop with the cord during...

The umbilical cord is a flexible, coiled structure that provides oxygen and nutrients to a fetus during pregnancy. It connects to the placenta. After birth, your baby no longer needs the cord, so providers cut it (this is painless for you and your baby).

2024年11月13日 · Here's everything you need to know about your baby's umbilical cord, including clamping and cutting, cord blood banking, and conditions that could affect your baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

The umbilical cord transported nutrients from you to your baby throughout your pregnancy. Now your baby has a purplish-blue stump that is about a half-inch to an inch long. It will take some time (approximately 1-2 weeks) before the stump dries up and falls off.

2022年9月6日 · Velamentous cord insertion is a pregnancy complication that happens when the umbilical cord from a fetus doesn’t insert into the placenta correctly. The placenta is an organ in your uterus (womb) that forms during pregnancy. It allows your body to …

The umbilical cord is a tube that connects you to your baby during pregnancy. It has three blood vessels: one vein that carries food and oxygen from the placenta to your baby and two arteries that carry waste from your baby back to the placenta.

2023年6月28日 · Your provider may diagnose umbilical cord complications either during pregnancy or during your baby’s birth. We may detect some umbilical cord conditions through an ultrasound or pelvic exam as part of routine prenatal testing and screening.

2023年4月19日 · While umbilical cord knots happen in less than 1% of pregnancies, if your baby has one, you may wonder what it means. What Is an Umbilical Cord? The umbilical cord attaches to the placenta,...

During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is physiologically and genetically part of the fetus and (in humans) normally contains two arteries (the umbilical arteries) and one vein (the umbilical vein), buried within Wharton's jelly.