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The umbilical cord connects a baby in the womb to its mother. It runs from an opening in your babyâs stomach to the placenta in the womb. The average cord is about 50cm (20 inches) long.
After the umbilical cord is cut, the blood in the umbilical vein and arteries clots, closing off the blood vessels. The remnant of the umbilical vein is the ligamentum teres hepatis, which develops within months of the baby's birth.