umbilical

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The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Each child had detectable levels of CPF in their umbilical cord blood at birth and underwent brain imaging and behavioral assessments between the ages of 6 and 14.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

On the other hand, a 2020 study that measured acetaminophen in umbilical cord blood did find a dose-dependent association with autism.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

Screening newborn babies for rare diseases will involve sequencing their complete DNA using blood samples from their umbilical cord.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

After cutting the umbilical cord, the midwife began to use a cloth to take off the blue grease that covered his body as Aureliano held up a lamp.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez