Usually within the first minute of birth, the umbilical cord running between mother and infant is clamped. But this may be too fast, researchers say. Waiting until the cord stops pulsing could give ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Umbilical cords are probably one of the only physical reminders of how your baby was attached to you ...

Doctors often clamp the umbilical cord right after a baby is born. But a new study suggests that there might be many benefits, and few risks, if doctors hold off for at least a minute to allow more ...

For centuries, Indian families have treated the cutting of the cord as more than a medical step. It marked a spiritual separation between mother and child. While grandmothers and midwives once used ...