How did neonatal navel inflame do?

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After the newborn is separated from the mother, the nursing of the navel is very important. Under normal circumstances, the nursing staff will disinfect it with alcohol to accelerate the drying of the navel and avoid bacterial infection. Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord will naturally dry and fall off about one week after the baby is born, and the longest time will not exceed 14 days, Most will soon dry off, just off the navel, there may be some blood, but don't worry, this is normal, now, if the navel is inflamed, how to deal with it? The following focuses on how to do about neonatal navel inflammation.

How did neonatal navel inflame do?

First: in the baby after the bath must be carried out navel part of the dry work, in the baby's navel just fell off before the baby can only wipe the whole body, can't put the baby's lower body in the bathtub, so easy to cause infection. After falling off, when bathing your baby, you should use some soft gauze or cotton swab to wipe the navel nest, and then disinfect it with alcohol to ensure the cleanness and hygiene of the navel.

Second: timely to the hospital for treatment, under the guidance of the doctor for medication, in general, the baby's umbilical inflammation is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus or Escherichia coli, need to be under the guidance of antibiotic treatment, only local treatment is far from enough.

Third: use some iodine like cotton swabs to wipe twice in the morning and evening every day. When wiping, pay attention to the small cord in the navel, then use sterile gauze to bandage, and change the dressing regularly. If the cotton swabs are stained or unclean, they must be replaced in time to avoid aggravation of inflammation.

matters needing attention

If the baby's umbilicus appeared inflammation, must be treated in time, because if not treated in time, it may lead to aggravation of the disease, lead to sepsis or peritonitis and other diseases. In addition, the baby's umbilical must pay attention to nursing, mother in umbilical care should pay attention to hand disinfection, in order to avoid infection.