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Don't Cut the Cord on the Baby Too Soon, Study Warns

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 27th 2010 5:00PM

Study shows doctors may be clamping umbilical cord too soon. Credit: Getty Images
Some doctors may clamp off the umbilical cord a few minutes after a baby is born. Fresh research suggests that may not be such a good idea. Clamping off the ...
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Spanish baby engineered to save brother

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 15th 2008 4:00PM

(Click the photo to read more Amazing Rescue Stories) It had to be devastating -- to learn that their son had a deadly genetic disease destined to cut his life short after just a decade. But then science reared its helpful head and offered a ...
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Pregnancy fact or fiction: Umbilical cords

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 5th 2008 3:00PM

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a lot of fears. Some of them were totally unsubstantiated, but all of them were most likely the product of going through a life-altering experience with no real rules or know-how. And of course there ...
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Pregnancy fact or fiction: On your back

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 26th 2008 1:01PM

I heard the umbilical cord would get wrapped around the baby's neck. I heard it would suffocate the baby. I heard it would suffocate me. I heard not to ever, ever, ever sleep on my back. Coincidentally, I forgot to ever ask my OBGYN about whether ...
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