Umbilical cord blood is in demand because it contains stem cells used in a variety of medical procedures, including the treatment of cancer, McCullough said. In 2008, University researchers discovered ...

8 Mullany LC , Darmstadt GL , Khatry SK , Katz J , LeClerq SC , Shrestha S et al. Topical applications of chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in ...

Pregnant women undergo all kinds of medical checks. This is to monitor the health of both the mother and child and to detect ...

Delayed Clamping of the Umbilical Cord: A Review with Implications for Practice Gina Eichenbaum-Pikser, CNM, MSN; Joanna S. Zasloff, CNM, MSN Disclosures J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009;5 (4):321-326.

Umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT) has emerged as an alternate source of stem cells for transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies. However, outcomes of adult UCBT patients ...

Delayed cord separation has also been proposed to increase the incidence of infection. [1 3] The use of antimicrobial umbilical cord treatment such as isopropyl alcohol (alcohol) has consistently ...

Cord blood biomarker results can be available within 24 hours, allowing physicians to rule out early onset sepsis and discontinue antibiotics with more confidence,” said lead author Leena B. Mithal, ...

Cord blood biomarker results can be available within 24 hours, allowing physicians to rule out early onset sepsis and discontinue antibiotics with more confidence,” said lead author Leena B ...

Cord blood biomarker results can be available within 24 hours, allowing physicians to rule out early onset sepsis and discontinue antibiotics with more confidence," said lead author Leena B. Mithal, ...

More information: Leena B. Mithal et al, Cord blood proteomics identifies biomarkers of early-onset neonatal sepsis, JCI Insight (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.193826 ...