Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says. Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into which ...

NEW YORK - Newborn babies don't need to be held down around their mother's vagina while the last of the placental blood makes its way through the umbilical cord, according to a new study. Waiting a ...

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When a child is born, the cutting of the umbilical cord is full of symbolism. [iStockphoto] In many African societies, when a child is born, the cutting of the umbilical cord is full of symbolism.

LISBON, Portugal — Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) could eventually be diagnosed in umbilical cord blood samples taken at birth, potentially allowing people with the disease to be treated long ...