When a woman is pregnant, the umbilical cord supplies nutrients and oxygen to her developing baby. After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer required, and it is cut leaving a stump. There is no ...

I am expecting my first baby in two weeks’ time. I have received varying pieces advice on how I should take care of the umbilical cord. Should I clean it using spirit, water or soap? Jane When a woman ...

Shortly after a baby is born, doctors clamp the umbilical cord linking the infant to the placenta, which is still inside the mother’s uterus, and then cut it. New research shows that if doctors wait ...