After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer needed, so it's clamped and snipped leaving behind a stump. The umbilical cord stump will change from yellowish green to brown to black as it dries out ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, ...

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 ...

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.

Once the cord is cut, a small umbilical cord stump is left behind ... but some can be serious and require immediate treatment.