The coiled structure of the umbilical cord—the vital link between a baby and its mother during pregnancy—plays an important role in helping to keep babies healthy in the womb, according to new ...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister has dared to confront the mullahs. The world must stand with him. History has shown that tyranny ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden fibrous sheath beneath the belly button that explains why navels stay concave for life.

Matthew Schmidt is a sportswriter who covers NFL, MLB, NBA and college football and basketball. He has been writing professionally since 2011 and has also worked for On SI, Bleacher Report, FanRag ...

An umbilical cord granuloma looks like a small, round bump in the middle of the navel after the cord stump has fallen off, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The tissue is often ...

The belly button is prone to various types of infections It is not only important to know about different types of belly ...

AN empty drink can has become a makeshift surgical tool in the poverty-stricken community of Epworth where a traditional birth attendant, Tapiwa Vhinya, uses it to cut umbilical cords during home ...

Monmouth Beach Police Officers Matthew Finnegan and Matthew Golembieski responded to a call about a woman in labor, and the ...

The husband of a woman, who died while giving birth under the care of a self-styled Prophetess, says he found his wife bleeding from the mouth and nose and lying in a pool of blood at a shrine.

Like 90% of people, though, I very much have an “innie”. I’d always known that belly buttons in general were a kind of “scar” ...

Sinead Featonby, 33, 41 weeks pregnant and overdue, wanted to have a natural birth but she got more than she bargained for on the drive to the hospital.