What to do if your baby has redness around the belly button after birth

Baby just born around the belly button redness, especially around the umbilical cord wheel symptoms will be more obvious, can be considered to be neonatal umbilical cord infection.
The baby just born around the navel is generally not red, if there is a red situation, may be the newborn umbilical cord infection, this time parents need to pay attention to observation, if the umbilical cord around the red, there is no pus or bloody secretion, generally do not worry too much, you can use alcohol or iodine pomade every day to disinfect, generally in three to four days or so will gradually return to normal.
On the contrary, if the redness and blood and pus discharge, you need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations, and if necessary, may also take relevant antibiotics for treatment, to prevent the newborn umbilical cord infection caused by cellulitis of the abdominal wall.
It is recommended that newborns with redness around the navel seek medical attention to avoid adverse consequences. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.