Umbilical cord blood has many of the same properties as a stem cell, and could save your baby's life. That's why many pregnant women decide...

After delivery, you can choose to store your baby's stem-cell rich umbilical cord blood. Deciding which cord blood bank is right for your ba...

Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective co...

Now that you've entered week seven of pregnancy, you'll be even more connected to your baby - via a fully formed and functional umbilical co...

While some women elect to have a cesarean section, most c-sections are performed because of pregnancy complications like a premature baby, l...

Don't sweat week 17 of pregnancy although your baby may! His or her sweat glands have started to form now, and those miniature bones have al...

Inducing delivery is fairly common. There are many reasons why a woman might have labor induced. If the baby is past the pregnancy due date...

An omphalocele is a birth defect in which the infant's intestine or other organs within the abdomen stick out of the belly button or navel i...

Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which a portion of an infant's intestines protrude out of the body through a small hole in the body wall ...

There is no cure for SB because the nerve tissue cannot be replaced or r123ired.