Cutting the umbilical cord used to be one of the first things doctors did after birth, but things have changed. Here's why ...

DHULIKHEL, Nepal, March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S angita Shrestha desperately waits in a hospital bed to see the baby girl she has just delivered. In the next room, a nurse applies a gel to ...

Hygiene starts with the caregiver. Always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before handling your newborn. Dry your hands with a clean towel. Avoid touching the stump unless necessary ...

A newborn baby may remain on the umbilical cord for a few minutes right after delivery.Getty Images Insider spoke with Lily Steeg RN, a labor and delivery nurse based in Georgia, on how she cares for ...

Antibiotics for cesarean section births are just as effective when they're given after the umbilical cord is clamped as before clamping - the current practice - and could benefit newborns' developing ...

Immediate cord clamping disrupts the natural birth process and may cause harm to some babies by depriving them of essential blood and stem cells. [iStockphoto] Clamping and cutting a baby's umbilical ...

Two Articles published Online First by The Lancet suggest that cleansing of the umbilical cord during and after birth could reduce sepsis and mortality in babies in resource-poor countries. In the ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Umbilical cord milking offered some benefits in non-vigorous newborns, but fell short for cutting admission to the neonatal ICU (NICU), according to a large randomized trial. Infants ...

The first woman — and third person ever — has reportedly been cured of HIV after receiving a breakthrough treatment involving a “magical” umbilical cord blood transplant. Researchers at New ...