Some are calling liraglutide,a new drug approved for weight loss, a 'gamechanger' in the fight against obesity, but a new study finds the drug also carries significant side effects.
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. The umbilical cord carries oxygen and nutrients from the placenta into your babyâs bloodstream.
An umbilical granuloma (gran-you-LOW-ma) is a small, red stalk of scar tissue that stays on a newborn baby's bellybutton after the umbilical cord has fallen off. During pregnancy, the umbilical cord carries nutrients and oxygen from a mother to her unborn baby.