She was promised care, cultural safety and an approach that would ensure her birth story would end in an empowering way. 13 ...

AN empty drink can has become a makeshift surgical tool in the poverty-stricken community of Epworth where a traditional birth attendant, Tapiwa Vhinya, uses it to cut umbilical cords during home ...

Scientists have discovered a new abdominal structure called the umbilical sheath, which anchors the remnant of the umbilical ...

An umbilical cord granuloma looks like a small, round bump in the middle of the navel after the cord stump has fallen off, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The tissue is often ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden fibrous sheath beneath the belly button that explains why navels stay concave for life.

At the UMASS Club in Downtown Boston, dozens of supporters and advocates in the perinatal space showed up to the launch of the Cord Foundation an organization dedicated to the mission of “bringing ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by dividing ...