What is your baby's umbilical cord? The umbilical cord starts to form at about 4 weeks of pregnancy. It's your baby's lifeline to the placenta, the pancake-shaped organ attached to your uterus. The ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Cord compression happens in about one in 10 deliveries ... which is most likely if the baby can't be moved into the proper position. Umbilical cord prolapse happens more often when a fetus ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Umbilical cord compression-induced hypoxemia (PO2<15 torr) was maintained for 15 minutes and resulted in the development of acidemia (pH<7.30) after 10 minutes. Fetal HR declined initially and ...

The APN can favorably affect a patient's quality of life through timely recognition of early signs and symptoms of SCC. The current emphasis on pain control for oncology patients ought to increase ...

Consider the poignant story of your baby's umbilical cord. For nine months it faithfully served as your baby's lifeline. It provided him with oxygen, with nutrients, with life itself. Now ...