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Health Encyclopedia: Cord Blood
Cord blood is a sample of blood collected from the umbilical cord at the time of birth.
How the test is performed
Immediately after the birth of your baby, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut. If cord blood is to be drawn, another clamp is placed 8 to 10 inches away from the first, then the isolated section is cut and a blood sample is collected into a specimen tube.
How to prepare for the test
No special preparation is necessary for this test.
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
New Study Gives Mothers with Herpes More Options
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...only 50 - 60% of pregnancies advance beyond the 20th week. (The inability of a woman to produce a live birth because of abnormalities that cause miscarriages is called infecundity and is not... Read more »Images
Medications
...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »
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...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »
...may decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control pills. This can result in... Read more »
... This medicine may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. This can result in... Read more »
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