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A normal, healthy umbilical cord is filled with Wharton’s jelly, a soft, gelatinous substance which protects the blood vessels inside the cord. This substance helps to protect the cord against ...

For mothers with type I or type II diabetes the risk of a big baby is higher. There is a 23.2% of having a baby larger than 4kg and 6.1% chance of having a baby larger than 4.5kg. While this is ...

Some people know the umbilical cord has three vessels, and leaving it intact after the birth until it has stopped pulsating is a good idea. Beyond that, though, many people aren’t aware just how ...

Express Breastmilk or Formula #3: Cup feeding Particularly when cleanliness is suboptimal, cup-feeding can be a viable, safe alternative method to provide expressed breastmilk or formula to babies.

Risk factors for hemorrhoids include constipation, history of hemorrhoids or fissures, newborn birth weight greater than 3800 grams, and straining during childbirth for more than 20 minutes. During ...

More mothers than ever before are giving the thumbs up to the amber teething necklace for curing more than just a little teething pain. Baltic amber has centuries of history with traditional medicine ...

Ditch the cute baby shoes Experts say babies should go barefoot while learning to walk The human foot is a complex mechanical structure made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles, ligaments ...

Diarrhea during early pregnancy Food digestion starts in the mouth. As you chew your food, it mixes with saliva, is swallowed, and moves down the esophagus to reach the stomach. When it reaches the ...

There are also more women facing fertility issues that delay motherhood. Pregnancy After 35 Has Minimal Risk, Study Says Whatever the reason, more women than ever before are having babies after the ...

The use of hats seems to vary between hospitals. In the past, it was considered standard practice to put hats on the heads of all newborn babies, though many hospitals now only offer hats to premature ...