How the Umbilical Cord Saves Your Baby's Life—and the Lives of Others

The umbilical cord provides life-giving nutrients and oxygen to your baby before birth, but the cord can continue to save lives of others, even after the baby is born. Meredith Watson-Locklear, a board-certified OB-GYN physician in practice with Orlando Health Physician Associates, explains.

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