What happens to the umbilical cord inside the baby after it is born?

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I am dissecting the fetal pig right now in my A.P. bio class and i noticed that the umbilical cord is still attached on the inside, so what happens after it is born and the part outside of the body is cut off and discarded?
Nurse JC has the best answer!! So it like just attaches itselft to the intestine?? Its AMAZING how our body does that!
The part that is 'inside' the baby is actually the intestines. The whole - belly button closes off but what was inside is the intestine.  (+ info)

What exactly is the umbilical cord attached to in baby?

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When a woman is pregnant, what exactly is the umbilical cord attached to in the baby? Is it just attached to ateries and veins that connect from mother and child to the placenta?
i know the cord is the belly button. i wasn't exactly sure what it attached to INSIDE the baby.
One end of the umbilical cord is attached to the placenta which is attached to the uterine wall. The other end of the cord is attached to the baby's stomach where the belly button will be created after it is cut. The baby has some arteries and veins that extend into the cord and mingle with arteries and veins carrying the mother's blood. There is no exchange of blood, but there is an exchange of oxygen and nutrients.  (+ info)

How to avoid the umblical cord from getting wrapped around my unborn child?

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I am 19 weeks pregnant and fear the umblical cord getting wrapped around my child during delivery. Is there any way to prevent this? If yes, any suggestions on what I need to do and what I need not to do?
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What can happen to the brain if one has a rather large intramedullary spinal cord tumor?

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An intramedullary spinal cord tumor is a tumor inside the cord. So what could happen if a tumor was found inside a person's spinal cord in the cervical region, which is in the neck? What could this possibly do to the brain, specifically? Keep in mind this tumor is long and large enough it expands the cord and been left untreated years.
I hope you are not the patient. The cord tumor can cause increased intracranial pressure- papilledema, sometimes acute enough to cause other symptoms, like vomiting, headache. Not very common, but I have seen a couple.

Understand that we never see anything common at Walter Reed- the other hospitals can handle the common stuff. So sometimes it is hard to get a good idea of just how common a given problem is.

Usually the symptoms of a cord tumor are related to the damage to the spinal cord.- pain is common, weakness, spasticity, sensory loss muscle wasting in the muscles supplied by the affected part of the cord. A tract of the Trigeminal nerve goes down into the upper cord, then back up- can cause numbness of the face. This can be a confusion factor, as it can be mistaken for a second lesion, and lead to a diagnosis of MS.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/251133-overview  (+ info)

Is a Dynatron sts machine avaliable with an already implanted spinal cord stimulator?

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My girlfriend has RSD. After many surgerys doctors decided to go with a spinal cord stimulator for her arms and legs. Her legs seem to be in much better pain-free atmosphere, her arms are extremely in chronic pain. She is on oxymorphone and oxycontin to control the pain but we are hoping for an alternative method. I have read about a dynatron sts machine for nerve pain. Would this be a solution considering she already has a spinal cord stimulator?
Hi. Your girlfriend should have no problem at all using this type of unit in conjunction with her spinal cord stimulator as they are stimulating different nerves at different levels. In any case, if the STS gave her some relief in her arms but somehow caused interference, she could turn her spinal stimulator off for short periods to use the SCS on her arms. I have CRPS/RSD in my legs and arms - I have a spinal cord stimulator (and an intrathecal drug pump) and have used something similar to the STS (though with no success).

My only concern with the STS would be whether she would tolerate it the patches that are used to adhere the electrodes to the skin. I had some problems from a sensitivity perspective, despite the fact that I do a lot of desensitisation work every day. The big worry however was that the adhesive on the electrode patches caused my skin to ulcerate, producing wounds that took many months to heal.

As you are looking at alternatives, or at least adjunctive to medication (I know how she feels - I take so many tablets that I feel as though I'd rattle if you shook me!)

Anyway, I hope that answers your question and really hope that she can try the STS system with  (+ info)

How long does it take for the umbilical cord to fall off?

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My baby girl is 20 days old and still has her umbilical cord. Is this normal? I am putting rubbing alcohol on it and cleaning it every time I change her. Why hasn't it fallen off yet? The base is still soft and white.
It took my brothers a little after a month to fall off...i think it just varies from person to person :)  (+ info)

Is Bacitracin applied dirrectly to the infected umbilical cord area or around it?

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Our baby's umbilical cord just fell off. The area around the umbilical cord is red. The doctor said to apply bacitracin around the umbilical cord. My wife said he meant around it but not on the pussy area. Should it be on it or around it?
First clean the area gently with non-fluffing cotton wool pads and cooled boiled water. then gently dry the whole thing very thoroughly making sure there is no cotton wool left in there. then dust a little of the powder on the whole thing being careful that your baby doesnt breathe the powder (not good for the lungs). Keep it cleaned dried and powdered twice or three times a day and it'll heal up fine.  (+ info)

What do you think about saving your babies cord blood? Do you think it's worth the money?

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My fiance and I are expecting in July and trying to decide if we should save our babies cord blood. My father recently passed away from a disease that could have been cured by use of cord blood, however, he was 60 years old and I believe that cord blood is only good for 24 years. The cost is substantial, but it doesn't seem like this is a lifetime solution to problems that typically happen later in life. Would love to hear peoples opinions!
YES! I saw a family on the today show last week. The baby has cerebral palsy or some other degenerative disorder. they gave him a blood transfusion introvenously when he was 2 with his own cord blood and he has almost completely been cured. the doctors expect a full recovery.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23572206/  (+ info)

What do you know about cord blood banks?

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What exactly are they for and how much do they cost on average? What, in your opinion, is the best cord bank? Are you planning on banking your baby's cord blood?
I went with Viacord and I will be paying about $180/month the first year. I could not afford to pay it all up front so they do leave it in payments for you. After that I will pay $125/year for storage. As soon as I signed up I received a box in the mail and you have to keep it closed until your doctor opens it delivery time. The two companies that I have heard the most of is Viacord and CBR (cord blood registry)  (+ info)

Is the umbilical cord see through when you are looking at the ultrasound and pictures?

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Im just wondering if it isnt very apparent at all when they do the ultrasound. So there is no way to mix up the fact you are having a boy with the cord correct? What do the techs see when they say boy and it turns out a girl?
You can judge for yourself.....

On the following image, you can see both a penis and the umbilical cord. The look nothing alike.

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/ss/itsaboy_6.htm

You can see the arrow pointed at the penis. Under and to the left of the word "boy", you can see the cord. It looks like squiggly lines.

Here is another one:

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/boyorgirl/ss/itsaboy_8.htm

The two arrows are pointed at the penis. Under the word "boy?", you can see the cord.

When a sonographer tells you that your baby is a boy, and it turns out your baby is indeed a girl, I am unsure what the sonographer has seen. I am assuming that most of the time, the sonographer has not been able to get a clear, unobstructed view (ie: the fetal legs are closed, the cord is in between the legs and therefore concealing the sex, the mother is obese which makes it harder to see small things like a penis or labial lips). I think sometimes the sonographer feels pressured to reveal the sex of the baby, when they have not been able to adequately visualize that area with certainty. If I am not as sure as sure can be regarding the sex, I simply say "I can't tell." This makes some parents pretty upset, but I would rather upset them in that way, rather than have them buy all pink when I have a high chance of being wrong.  (+ info)

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