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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- At nearly 2 years old, Baby Blake is a healthy and happy toddler who loves spending time with his parents and big sister. But before he was even born, doctors performed surgery ...

For nine months, the developing fetus is attached to its mother by the umbilical cord. Then, moments after birth, that cord is severed. Now, research suggests there may be benefits to keeping mom and ...

Although babies do practice breathing movements in the womb to train their muscles, they don’t actually breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide like you do. Instead, oxygen and carbon dioxide ...

PLAIN CITY — The dead baby’s body discovered in a garbage truck in central Ohio Thursday afternoon was identified as a newborn girl with the umbilical cord still attached. The Plain City Police ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas. (Gray News) - A newborn baby with her umbilical cord still attached was found abandoned in a blanket near a trail in Texas, authorities said. On Saturday morning, deputies ...

The birth of a baby in Texas took an expected twist after doctors realized a rarely seen phenomenon had occurred. New dad Nic Gutierrez took to Reddit earlier this month, posting under the handle ...