What is the yellow discharge from a newborn baby’s umbilical cord that hasn’t fallen off?

The newborn umbilical cord with yellow discharge should be alert to whether the newborn umbilical cord infection. The umbilical cord of the newborn is not detached and accompanied by yellow discharge, be alert to the symptoms of neonatal umbilical cord infection, it is recommended that you need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to avoid aggravation of inflammation, triggered by the phenomenon of sepsis. You can do a good job of cleaning at home, protect the umbilical cord of the newborn dry, if necessary, under the guidance of the doctor for povidone iodine disinfection, but also according to the drug sensitivity test, timely adjustment of antibiotic treatment. After the umbilical cord is removed, the skin surface is not healed may also have yellow discharge, you can give the baby to strengthen the umbilical cord care, to avoid the umbilical cord is infected. It is recommended that the baby if there is yellow discharge in the navel timely to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment.