Baby cord dressing

Definition:

It is the technique by which the umbilical cord of the newborn

infant is weaned. It aims at proper and complete healing of

the umbilical cord as well as guarding against infection

Objectives:

• To ensure complete and proper healing of the umbilical cord of the newborn.

• To observe abnormalities of the cord such as bleeding, infection, hernia and abnormalities in the vein and arteries.

• To prevent infection.

Indications:

It is indicated during early postpartum days for all newborn infants until the cord drops off.

Equipment:

2 sterile small iodine bowls.

Sterile cotton sponges. Antiseptic solution,

alcohol 60% Sterile dressing. Sterile forceps and\or

gloves. Ordered medicine if

required Paper bag or kidney

basin.

Cord function:.during pregnancy is to secure the food of the

fetus through the blood from reaching Almost serving Worried within the cord, at

birth and the doctor cut the cord on the tool sterile after 1 to 2 cm from the origin of the

navel cord of children, and after cutting through the vascular clamp Tags particularly sterile, and it seems that the umbilical cord after the Kqthp Hamiyyeh transparent color

can be seen through the blood ..

a) when the umbilical down after birth? This is different than one child to another drop

cord and usually after 10 days to two weeks of birth, and may be delayed a few cases where the separation of the umbilical cord for a month or more.

b) Do you delay the fall of the navel shows for more than two weeks on the health problem is when a newborn?

Often do not, and rare cases have been found in a type of immune deficiency in children

c) How can the care of the umbilical in a newborn?

1 - Wash the navel medical alcohol several times a day, and from all sides.

2 - must be maintained around the area of the navel and a clean and dry

3 - to expose your navel to the room air frequently as possible

What are the symptoms of inflammation of the navel when the child?

1 - become a red navel Pomatum 2 - Continued hemorrhage and

bleeding from the navel 3 - out of yellow liquid or pus from the

navel and around 4 - pained and disturbed children

When a doctor must be consulted about the children SARRA child?

1 - when they go Retie clamp or umbilical

2 - note the signs of infection at the 3 - when the hemorrhage is abnormal

What is umbilical hernia? Is the large size of the crater, which was out of the umbilical cord to the point that after the fall of the umbilical Tangle overflow hole and when the child cry or laugh, which does not take the risk, not because of the crying child and Baker after birth, and most cases heal on their own, and the application of Avid Rabat any private or Act the hernia, surgery may be necessary only if the hernia was not closing after 4 years.