Abstract: Biometric parameter measurements are powerful tools for evaluating a fetus's gestational age, growth pattern, and abnormalities in a 2D ultrasound. However, it is still challenging to ...

Background Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are associated with thrombus formation. Most studies on thrombosis in infants with UVCs focus on only one part of the route, and none assessed a control ...

Correspondence to Professor Stuart B Hooper, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; stuart.hooper{at}monash.edu Introduction During delayed umbilical cord ...

Abstract: Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is challenged by fetal movements and maternal breathing. Although fast MRI sequences allow artifact free acquisition of individual 2D slices, motion ...

Umbilical vein has been substituted for artery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep between these vessels are consistent. A recent study reported ...

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 ...

This fundamental study reports differential expression of key genes in full-term placenta between Tibetans and Han Chinese at high elevations, which are more pronounced in the placenta of male fetus ...

Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about the state of your health. For some, they are the thing of nightmares – omphalophobia ...

Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine. Orbach: I am a ...

External heart rate monitoring, the most common method of monitoring the fetus, may leave signs of fetal hypoxia undetected if the maternal pulse rate is not simultaneously monitored. The risk is that ...