There’s more to navel gazing than meets the eye - literally. Look beyond your belly button to what it can tell you about your health.
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All mammals who get nutrients from their parent via a placenta before birth are left with a belly button. It’s a visual reminder of this original connection.
Some animals have belly buttons that are easy to see, but others have ones that are more difficult to spot.
The umbilical cord drops off a baby’s belly button after birth. What happens on the inside is far more fascinating.
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Principal Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County