After birth, parents should disinfect umbilical eyes with iodophor every day to prevent neonatal periumbilical skin infection. Because there are many bacteria and viruses in the surrounding air, if there is no prevention of infection, newborns will have omphalitis, so they should be disinfected once in the morning and evening; It is safer to put a bandage on the newborn and wrap the navel with a bandage to prevent the navel from touching water or other infections. Whenever purulent secretion or bloody secretion is found in the navel, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the reason and rule out whether there is neonatal omphalitis or even neonatal sepsis or infectious jaundice. Don't take it lightly after finding out the reason.
Nursing measures for newborn babies' navel are as follows.
Wipe and disinfect first, gently wipe with iodophor cotton ball 4-5 times a day to prevent infection, and keep warm after wiping. Second, keep it dry, because the humid environment is easy to breed bacteria, so the navel should be dry. Third, anti-rubbing. Because the newborn's skin is delicate, don't rub the navel when changing diapers, covering the quilt and wearing clothes to prevent bleeding and infection. Fourth, the correct use of belly button stickers, in order to prevent water from entering the bath, sticking belly button stickers can prevent dirty water from entering the navel and causing infection.
Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord naturally dries up 24 to 48 hours after birth, starts to fall off in 3 to 4 days, and naturally heals in 10 to 15 days. After umbilical cord ligation, the blood vessels in the umbilical fossa wound are not completely closed, and the umbilical waist is easy to accumulate water, which is not suitable for drying, and it is easy to breed bacteria and cause infection, and even septicemia may occur in severe cases.
Newborn umbilical cord care should be waterproof. In the process of umbilical cord, parents should pay special attention to keep the umbilical cord dry and not get wet by diapers or other items. If the baby's umbilical cord is found to be wet, it should be replaced immediately. Don't rub your navel with dirty hands and dirty cloth. Don't put the diaper on the navel to avoid urine or feces polluting the umbilical wound, especially when taking a bath. If the baby's umbilical cord is wet, you can dry it with a cotton swab before feeding.
Pay attention to disinfection, disinfect with 75% alcohol after bathing every day, and wipe around from the center of umbilical root in a spiral shape, not back and forth.