The best practices for the care of a neonate born after a tight nuchal cord have not been defined. As a step toward this, we compared the outcomes of neonates born after a tight nuchal cord vs those ...

Apgar scores and cord blood gases (BG) and pH were compared between a group of babies with nuchal cords and a group without nuchal cords and uncomplicated deliveries. We collected umbilical arterial ...

Q: My granddaughter was born with her umbilical cord around her neck. Luckily she is OK, but could she have choked from this? A: The term for an umbilical cord wrapped all the way around the baby’s ...

“Scrubs,” NBC, Dec. 7 Episode: “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby.” The premise: Nurse Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) goes into labor. When she reaches the hospital, her cervix is 3 ...

Results of a newly published local survey suggest a majority of pregnant women in the city fear for the safety of their babies and think a caesarean section must be performed to treat a condition ...