Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Wharton’s jelly tissue allografts, which are made from human umbilical cord tissue, may improve outcomes for hip ...

The FDA has sent a warning letter to a birth tissue company based in Texas, stating that its injectable umbilical cord product is considered a drug, not the less-regulated cell and tissue product. The ...

Umbilical cord and placenta blood, often referred to as “cord blood,” is the blood that is collected from the umbilical and placental tissue at birth. Once stored in “banks,” its stem cells can be ...

The umbilical cord — the lifeline between mother and baby — was historically discarded as medical waste after birth. Today, an increasing number of parents are choosing to preserve the cord blood for ...

Dear Doctors: My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, which would be full of stem cells. We would like to know how ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Amniotic umbilical cord tissue was linked with improved patient-reported outcomes as an adjunctive therapy for ...

The umbilical cord is a life-sustaining tube that connects your baby to your placenta. Some issues can develop with the cord during pregnancy. After birth, it’s easy to care for your baby’s cord stump ...