Umbilical cord care: Do's and don'ts for parents - Mayo Clinic
2024年2月10日 · Your baby gets a fever, becomes very tired or irritable, or feeds poorly. These could be symptoms of an umbilical cord infection. Prompt treatment is needed to stop the infection from spreading. Also, talk to your baby's healthcare professional if the stump still hasn't fallen off after three weeks.
When Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Will Fall Off and What to Do
2021年7月14日 · Your baby’s umbilical cord should fall off one to four weeks after birth. Here’s how to care for the umbilical cord stump and your baby’s belly button.
Umbilical Cord Care - Is My Baby’s Umbilical Cord Normal ... - WebMD
2022年11月30日 · The umbilical cord is the tube-like structure that carries food and oxygen from a mother to their baby while pregnant. It also carries waste products away from the baby so the mother’s body can...
From Pregnancy to Birth: A Guide to Umbilical Cord Health
2023年8月8日 · The umbilical cord is a life-sustaining tube that connects your baby to your placenta. Some issues can develop with the cord during pregnancy. After birth, it’s easy to care for your baby’s...
Umbilical Cord Location, Care & Appearance - Cleveland Clinic
2024年10月4日 · The umbilical cord is a flexible, coiled structure that provides oxygen and nutrients to a fetus during pregnancy. It connects to the placenta. After birth, your baby no longer needs the cord, so providers cut it (this is painless for you and your baby). The remaining stump naturally falls off within three weeks. Keep it clean and dry as you wait.
What is the umbilical cord? | BabyCenter
2024年11月13日 · Here's everything you need to know about your baby's umbilical cord, including clamping and cutting, cord blood banking, and conditions that could affect your baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
Umbilical Cord Care - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The umbilical cord is the baby's lifeline to the mother during pregnancy. However, it is no longer needed once the baby is born. Within a few minutes after birth, the cord is clamped and cut close to the navel.
Umbilical Cord Care - Stanford Medicine Children's Health
The umbilical cord is the baby's lifeline to the mother during pregnancy. However, it's no longer needed once the baby is born. Within a few minutes after birth, the cord is clamped and cut close to the navel. The clamp helps stop bleeding from the blood vessels in the umbilical cord.
Umbilical cord care in newborns - Mount Sinai Health System
The umbilical cord connects the baby to the mother's placenta. During fetal development in the womb, the umbilical cord is the lifeline to the baby supplying nutrients. After birth, the cord is clamped and cut. Eventually between 1 to 3 weeks the cord will …
Newborn umbilical cord care - BabyCenter
2023年3月2日 · During pregnancy, the umbilical cord carries nourishment and oxygen to your baby from your placenta. It attaches to your baby through an opening in your baby's abdomen (where their belly button will be).