hygienic umbilical care is believed to reduce umbilical colonization, infection, tetanus, and sepsis, but the role of antiseptic cord care in reducing infections is unclear. Although studies in ...

Some studies concluded that the use of hexachlorophane wash (eg, pHisoHexR, GlaxoSmithKlein, Triangle Park, NC) or powder (Ster-zacR, SSL, Western Australia) as a skin cleansing agent ...

So before we discuss its care, how about a heartfelt and gratefulthanks to your baby's umbilical cord for a job well done. After the cord is cut, you will see a gelatinous stump with three small ...

The umbilical cord is the tube-like structure that carries food and oxygen from a mother to their baby while pregnant. It also carries waste products away from the baby so the mother’s body can ...

Australian researchers have discovered a potential new lifeline for the tiniest and most vulnerable newborns. Scientists at ...

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 ...

Picture: Supplied The authors found that these umbilical cord blood derived cells show “excellent potential” for their ...

Italy: In a recent randomized clinical trial, researchers evaluated two resuscitation methods in preterm newborns to ...