The umbilical cord of a newborn falls off with a plastic ring mostly for ligating the umbilical cord, if it does not fall off smoothly, you can apply iodine povidone to moisten and sterilize it, and then gently remove it; if it falls off together with the umbilical cord, then it does not need to be treated.
Newborns will be ligated with a specialized plastic ring after birth, which will normally fall off with the umbilical cord in about a week. If the plastic does not come off, disinfect and infiltrate the surrounding area with iodine povidone, and then gently pull it off after the surrounding tissue softens, most of the time it can be successfully removed; if there is still no improvement, you need to go to the hospital.
If the plastic ring and the umbilical cord fall off together, it is a normal phenomenon that does not require special treatment, and you can do a good job of hygienic care of the navel area. After the birth of a newborn baby, you need to pay more attention to the umbilical cord, keep it dry and hygienic to avoid infection.