So before we discuss its care, how about a heartfelt and gratefulthanks to your baby's umbilical cord for a job well done. After the cord is cut, you will see a gelatinous stump with three small ...

Prepare a bathing space. You don’t have to use an infant tub. Some parents prefer to give their newborn a sponge bath. Choose ...

After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer required, and it is cut leaving a stump. There is no exact number of days within which the stump should fall off, but on average, it should dry and ...

The umbilical cord is severed at birth to leave just a small clamped stump that progressively withers and falls away a week ...

It is important to note that the exposed necrotic tissue of the umbilical stump is readily colonized ... but the role of antiseptic cord care in reducing infections is unclear.

Jennifer Shu, MD (cont.) Sponge baths are especially useful during the first few weeks, before the umbilical cord stump falls off and the area heals. First, gather your supplies so you can focus ...

Two people in Pennsylvania have been arrested - after being accused of killing their newborn baby which police say had been thrown from a second-story window to the street below. Joshua Coleman ...

After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer required, and it is cut leaving a stump. There is no exact number of days within which the stump should fall off, but on average, it should dry and ...

In light of alcohol's limited effect on decreasing colonization, and its deleterious effect of prolonging cord separation time, it is not recommended as a routine treatment for umbilical cord care.