While umbilical cord knots happen in less than 1% of pregnancies, if your baby has one, you may wonder what it means. The umbilical cord attaches to the placenta, which is an organ that develops ...

An umbilical cord knot happens when your baby moves around in a manner that causes a loop in the cord as if it were tied. ‌ Causes of an umbilical knot. Most cord knots are caused by infant ...

In fact, pulling on the cord can cause excessive bleeding. A knot in the umbilical cord sounds scary. How common is it? A knot in the cord is very rare. It is estimated to occur in only about 0.4 ...

"The doctor said she had never seen a 'true knot' that close to the belly button before," he said. "The umbilical cord was wrapped around his shoulder and through his legs too." Gutierrez said ...

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood, a new study says. Genetic clues found in cord blood can offer early insight into ...

Laura reflected on her experiences during one of our interviews: Sponsor Message "She was as perfect as a newborn can be, except for the tight knot in her umbilical cord, and that was the day I ...