Private cord blood banking is not cost-effective because it costs an additional $1,374,246 per life-year gained, according to a new analysis by UCSF researchers. The research team also concluded that ...

Umbilical cord blood has emerged as a viable alternative source for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with blood cancers. But it has its limitations, including a small number of ...

Neonatal resuscitation and umbilical cord management are two interlinked domains that have undergone significant advances in recent years. Neonatal resuscitation seeks to stabilise the newborn during ...

If her social media accounts are any indication, model, cookbook author, television personality, and entrepreneur Chrissy Teigen is a wonderful mother. Many parents regard her as a role model. That’s ...

TO THE STUDY’S FIRST PATIENT. 82 YEAR OLD LOUIS MEYER HAD A HEART ATTACK OVER 25 YEARS AGO, AND EVER SINCE HE’S DONE EVERYTHING HE CAN TO MANAGE IT, THE DAMAGED PART STARTS TAKING OVER. THAT’S THE ...

When you’re pregnant, especially for the first time, you have to make a lot of decisions. Will coffee remain a part of your life? Where are you going to give birth? What are you going to name the baby ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Scientists at the University of Fukui in Japan have identified a significant link between specific fatty acid metabolites found in umbilical cord blood and the symptoms of autism ...

Waiting for two minutes or longer to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could help reduce the risk of death, compared with immediately clamping the umbilical cord, or ...