With newborns, the first step
in umbilical cord care will be the cutting of the cord.
Not exact matches
Things like if you want your partner to cut the
umbilical cord or if you want to delay
cord clamping, if you plan on doing anything with your baby's
cord blood, if you want to hold the baby immediately after they are born or after they are cleaned up, if you want their little footprints
in a special book, if you want skin - to - skin with you or your partner, if you want to try and breastfeed immediately after delivery or have a lactation consultant come (helpful especially for first - time moms), if you'd like your baby to stay
in your room as long as possible or get taken to the nursery (if your hospital has one) to be evaluated, and if you want your partner to go with your baby if they need any special
care outside of the delivery room.
The first step
in actual
umbilical cord care is to gather up your supplies.
Umbilical cord care in newborns is also important.
Once you understand just how important the role of the
umbilical cord played, it may help you
care for the stump
in a more delicate manner.
Once the
umbilical cord stump falls off, you may not be totally out of the woods when it comes to
care in that area.
A study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) states that «the use of antibacterial agents to clean and dry the stump of the newborns»
umbilical cord (UC) after birth has been abandoned by many neonatal units
in favor of dry
cord care.»
For example, you'll need to take
care of your baby's
umbilical cord in the first few weeks.
Mayo Clinic: «Common Cold
in Babies,» «
Umbilical Cord Care: Do's and Don'ts for Parents, «Infant Jaundice.»
Shanghai WA Optimum Health
Care, for example, which has plush headquarters
in a gated estate
in one of the wealthiest areas of central Shanghai, claims success
in using stem cells derived from
umbilical cord or adipose tissue to treat a range of disorders, from autism to multiple sclerosis.
Many ob - gyns will cut your baby's
umbilical cord right after birth as a standard of
care in their practice, even though
in most cases there is no medical benefit
in doing so.
Situations such as an infection, tangled
umbilical cord, or a damaged placenta may place the baby at a higher risk for an hypoxia event, so extra
care must be taken
in those situations.
Since there is no way to prevent a prolapsed
umbilical cord in Kentucky, your doctor should have taken special
care to spot the early warning signs.