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Umbilical cord

Umbilical cord

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How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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What cause an umbilical cord painful?

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What if the umbilical cord doesn't coil?

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At what stage is the umbilical cord formed?

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What so special about a thick umbilical cord?

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Could an umbilical cord snap during the first month?

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What are risks of an excessively coiled umbilical cord?

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Where does the umbilical cord connect to inside a baby?

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How far back can they detect drugs using umbilical cord tissue?

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A 47-year old asked:

Does a baby feel his umbilical cord being cut off when he is born?

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A 47-year old asked:

Age 20 and i think i can see my umbilical cord still. What do I do?

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A 46-year old asked:

What should you do if your babys umbilical cord falls off one week sooner ?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Wen i had my baby i was told the umbilical cord was short.What could cause that?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Is it possible for an adult to have remnants of umbilical cord? And if so, how can it be removed?

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A 27-year old asked:

Why does my baby start kicking and flipping more when I lay down? Could my positioning cause umbilical cord issues?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Is a straight umbilical cord dangerous?

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A 49-year old asked:

When will my infant's umbilical cord fall off?

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A 44-year old asked:

Why is the umbilical cord red and blue in color?

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A 44-year old asked:

How far does an umbilical cord drug test go back?

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A 17-year old female asked:

Is cutting the umbilical cord painful for the baby?

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A 35-year old asked:

Umbilical cord wont fall off. What surgery does dr do?

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A 32-year old asked:

Would it be acceptable for the umbilical cord to bleed?

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A 28-year old asked:

Will the doctors let my partner cut the umbilical cord?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Does it hurt when the doctors cut off the umbilical cord?

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A 28-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: short umbilical cord?

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A 20-year old female asked about a 23-year old female:

How far back does a drug test go using the baby's umbilical cord?

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A 40-year old asked:

I don't get to do it! do the student doctors cut the umbilical cord a certain way?

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A 28-year old female asked:

What do you do for a herniated umbilical cord in a baby? Why does it happen in the first place?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Can you request that the umbilical cord and placenta be immediately tossed in the medical waste?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Is it possible to hurt the baby/cut of circulation/pinch umbilical cord when lying in a distorted position?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

Heard it's beneficial to leave the umbilical cord attached to baby for 3 to 5 min so blood can go back to baby. True, benefits to doing this?dangers?

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