Prevention of umbilical cord infection in newborns

When neonatal umbilicosis is serious, it can lead to more serious consequences, so we should actively prevent the occurrence of the disease, the specific preventive measures are as follows: 1, the umbilicus of newborns should be born with aseptic treatment, do not cover the umbilicus with unclean objects, and to keep the umbilicus dry; 2, choose soft clothing and pants to reduce local friction, the umbilical cord does not fall off when you can not use talcum powder and other foreign substances to stimulate; 3, before the umbilical cord care, do not put the baby in a tub of water, the best way to wipe the bath will lead to delayed shedding and prone to infection; 4, when the umbilical cord is wet, because it will lead to delayed shedding and infection. 3.Before the umbilical cord falls off, don’t put the baby in a tub of water to take a bath, it is better to take a rubbing bath because soaking the umbilical cord will lead to delayed fall off and easy infection; 4.When taking care of the umbilical cord, you should wash your hands first and pay attention to keeping the baby’s abdomen warm; 5.Be careful not to wash the wet umbilical cord when taking a bath, and use sterilized dry cotton to absorb the water in the umbilical fossa after bathing to keep the area dry If the umbilical cord stump does not fall off for a long time, you should observe whether the umbilical cord was not tied firmly when it was broken and there is a small amount of blood circulation, and you should consider retying the umbilical cord at this time.