it is not recommended as a routine treatment for umbilical cord care. While some researchers have proposed that the minimal benefits of alcohol on colonization can be generalized to other ...

But have you given much thought to what happens afterward? Read more to learn about umbilical cord care, including how to keep it clean, signs of an infected umbilical cord, and things to look out ...

Based on this study, the researchers recommend discontinuing the use of alcohol for newborn cord care. [1] Another study ... alcohol and water in promoting umbilical cord separation.

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 ...

It looks like a bulge around the belly button. In a newborn, before the umbilical cord falls off, you may notice that the area seems to stick out a little more when the baby cries. Or once the ...

Cord blood banking is the process of collecting and storing the blood from a newborn's umbilical cord and placenta after ...