Nuchal cord occurs when the umbilical cord wraps around the fetal neck, a phenomenon observed in approximately 10–30% of pregnancies. While the majority of cases follow an uncomplicated course, the ...
“Scrubs,” NBC, Dec. 7 Episode: “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby.” The premise: Nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) goes into labor. When she reaches the hospital, her cervix is 3 ...
Q: My granddaughter was born with her umbilical cord around her neck. Luckily she is OK, but could she have choked from this? A: The term for an umbilical cord wrapped all the way around the baby’s ...
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007;52(3):262-272. The current literature refutes the idea that delayed cord clamping causes symptomatic polycythemia and indicates that immediate clamping of the cord may ...