Introduction: True knot of the umbilical cord is characterized by a cord loop with increased tension and hence higher risk for obstetric and neonatal outcome intervention. Original Research Article British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 4(31): 5043-5052, 2014 5044 It is a finding observed in 1-2% of births. Aim: Review the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognosis of true knot...

Cord blood banks are institutions designed to store umbilical cord [3] blood (UCB) stem cells [4]. UCB, a source of hematopoietic stem cells [5] (HSCs), has garnered attention from scientific and medical communities since its first successful use in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in 1988. The umbilical cord [3] is the lifeline by which the growing fetus [6] is nourished by the moth...

Among blood preparations, serum has been topically used in the management of various ocular diseases in ophthalmology. Like peripheral blood serum, umbilical cord blood serum contains a high concentration of essential tear components, growth factors, neurotrophic factors, vitamin A, fibronectin, prealbumin, and oil. Umbilical cord serum can provide basic nutrients for epithelial renewal and can...

BACKGROUND As measurement of arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) is common in the delivery room, target SpO2 ranges allow clinicians to titrate oxygen therapy for preterm infants in order to achieve saturation levels similar to those seen in normal term infants in the first minutes of life. However, the influence of the onset of ventilation and the timing of cord clamping on systemic and cerebral...

OBJECTIVE Spinal cord injury results in loss of neurons, degeneration of axons, formation of glial scar, and severe functional impairment. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells can be induced to form neural cells in vitro. Thus, these cells have a potential therapeutic role for treating spinal cord injury. DESIGN AND SETTING Rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation g...

Umbilical cord blood was previously considered a waste product. It is now used to treat variety of diseases. the that remains after childbirth in placenta and attached umbilical cord. Cord collected because stem cells found it can be hematopoietic genetic disorders. The study aimed see how effective video-assisted teaching on collection for cell therapy among antenatal women. A quasi-experiment...