Email Newsletters. By Karen Price. Dan Fisher has led the Pitt women's volleyball team to a 44-20 record in his two seasons as coach, and beginning Thursday, he will try to lead the USA to a gold medal in the Pan American Games in Toronto.
Reflex/confirmation testing not performed. Meconium or umbilical cord tissue are preferred over urine for testing of infants Urine testing indicates drug use over the previous 1â10 days, depending on the drug. Meconium may be contaminated by urine; umbilical cord tissue may be contaminated by maternal blood.
Caring for the Umbilical Cord. Tips on caring for the umbilical cord. When babies are born, doctors cut off their umbilical cord. This tube connects the developing fetus to the placenta. The placenta allows mothers to provide oxygen and nourishment to their unborn child. This tube is clamped and cut off once the baby is born leaving approximately a 1-inch stump that will naturally fall off within 10 â 21 days.