Umbilical Cord The remains of
the umbilical cord usually fall off within two weeks afterbirth.
Not exact matches
Or if you see bulging tissue after the
cord falls off, this could be an «
umbilical hernia», which
usually goes away on its own, but should be watched by a doctor.
It is
usually best to just ask your pediatrician what he or she recommends concerning
umbilical cord care.
To avoid getting her
umbilical cord too wet, it is
usually best to give your baby a sponge bath until her
cord falls off.
You can try baby swimming lessons really early, as long as the
umbilical cord stump (and any circumcision) is completely healed and your child is above certain weight limits (
usually around 9 lbs (4 kg)-RRB-.
The
umbilical cord stump
usually falls off in 1 or 2 weeks.
Right after birth, an
umbilical cord stump
usually looks white and shiny and may feel slightly damp.
A cotton swab is
usually the easiest way to clean the
umbilical cord.
Many babies are born with the
umbilical cord wrapped around their neck, and it
usually takes just a moment or two for the healthcare practitioner to unwrap it during delivery.
All babies go through this, and
usually in no longer than a week to three weeks, the
umbilical cord stump will fall off, letting you dispose of it or keep it as a memento.
These studies show little difference between epidural and nonepidural (
usually opiate - exposed) babies in terms of Apgar score and
umbilical -
cord pH, both of which reflect the baby's condition at birth.78 However, a large - population survey from Sweden found that use of an epidural was significantly associated with a low Apgar score at birth.79
After a baby is born, the health care provider
usually clamps the
umbilical cord within a minute, then cuts it.
Some pediatricians recommend cleaning your baby with a sponge bath until the
umbilical cord heals and falls off (
usually in a week or two).
Medical bodies, senior doctors and the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) want maternity staff to instead leave the
umbilical cord untouched for anything from 30 seconds to whenever it stops pulsating naturally -
usually within two to five minutes.
LYETTE REBACK: Well as far as the newborn goes like whenever the baby's
umbilical cord hasn't fallen off,
usually what I will do is I will place a couple of nappies, you know the cross diaper you call this Gerber diaper things, I'll lay one or two of those down and then put the baby on top of the counter in that and I use a wash cloth I warm that up and I put that on top of their chest so that they just don't scream intentionally because they're cold and then I give them a sponge bath.
If using alcohol to care for your baby's
umbilical cord, it is
usually best to apply it with a cotton swab or cotton ball a few times a day.
Before giving your baby her first tub bath, wait until her
umbilical cord falls off, which
usually happens ten to 14 days after birth.
The Effect of Timing of
Cord Clamping on Neonatal Venous Hematocrit Values and Clinical Outcome at Term: A Randomized, Controlled Trial José M. Ceriani Cernadas, Guillermo Carroli, Liliana Pellegrini, Lucas Otaño, Marina Ferreira, Carolina Ricci, Ofelia Casas, Daniel Giordano and Jaime Lardizábal Pediatrics 2006; 117; 779 - 786; originally published online Mar 27, 2006; DOI: 10.1542 / peds.2005 - 1156 Download file in 380 kb - 10 pages The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the World Wide Web at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/117/4/e779 Background: The umbilical cord is usually clamped immediately after bi
Cord Clamping on Neonatal Venous Hematocrit Values and Clinical Outcome at Term: A Randomized, Controlled Trial José M. Ceriani Cernadas, Guillermo Carroli, Liliana Pellegrini, Lucas Otaño, Marina Ferreira, Carolina Ricci, Ofelia Casas, Daniel Giordano and Jaime Lardizábal Pediatrics 2006; 117; 779 - 786; originally published online Mar 27, 2006; DOI: 10.1542 / peds.2005 - 1156 Download file in 380 kb - 10 pages The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the World Wide Web at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/117/4/e779 Background: The
umbilical cord is usually clamped immediately after bi
cord is
usually clamped immediately after birth.
She
usually eats the
umbilical cord along with the placenta (which comes out with secondary contractions) and the remains of the birth sac.