The umbilical cord connects you to your baby in the womb and acts as a link from the placenta to your baby’s belly button and stomach. The average cord is about 50cm long. In the placenta, oxygen and ...

However, they don’t breathe in the womb. Babies receive oxygen from the umbilical cord. A baby’s lungs develop throughout ...

Consider the poignant story of your baby's umbilical cord. For nine months it faithfully served as your baby's lifeline. It provided him with oxygen, with nutrients, with life itself. Now ...