Cord Care in Newborn- Things you should know.

        Umbilical cord is an ideal substrate for bacterial growth and any infection of the cord has the potential to directly spread to the blood stream. To prevent such infection:

• All cleans should be practiced during cleaning the umbilical cord”:
  1. Clean hands, 
  2. Clean surfaces, 
  3. Clean Cloths.   
• Stump should be kept dry and nothing should be applied. 
• Nappy should be folded below the stump to avoid any soiling.
•  Application of cow drugs,ashes,etc should be not 🚫 be done
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Note: Dry cord care versus 70% alcohol has no statistically significant differences with regards to the occurrence of local infection, systemic disease, granuloma, bleeding. However, time of cord separation  has been found to be significant shorter in the dry cord care group. So avoid application of alcohol. 

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