Velamentous cord insertion affects the baby's connection to the placenta, which develops when you are pregnant. The placenta is a unique organ that contains tissue from both the baby and the mother.

When you give birth, the baby is delivered first. The umbilical cord then comes out after your baby. In rare cases, the umbilical cord prolapses, which means it falls out from its normal position.

One of those scary moments and the subject of many queries during prenatal clinics is the phenomenon of the umbilical cord wrapping around a baby's neck. The question most women ask is ...

“These are family members who have really done a service to the leukemia community by donating newborn child’s stem cells taken from the umbilical cord so this is not taken from the actual ...

The baby was discovered in a towel inside a basket and was breathing weakly, with its umbilical cord still attached, around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, WOAI in San Antonio reported. The newborn ...