Shorter Umbilical Cord Length

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Reproductive Biology and Disease

MOCA Topic Authors:

Kurt Benirschke

The human umbilical cord is generally about 55 cm long in term gestations. That of chimpanzees and other apes is usually considerably longer. The reasons for this are not understood.