Navel, commonly known as the navel, Chinese medicine called “Shen Que”. After the baby is born, the umbilical cord is ligated and cut, leaving the umbilical cord stump. Under normal circumstances, the umbilical cord naturally dries up after 1-2 days of birth, begins to fall off in 3-4 days, and heals on its own after 10 days. If the umbilical cord is not properly cared for after birth, bacteria can grow and multiply, causing inflammation of the umbilical cord. Umbilical care is relatively simple, every day with a cotton swab dipped in 75% alcohol, in the umbilical cord from the inside out into a spiral wipe 1 week, a total of 2 times, some secretions, scabs and other dirt wipe clean; and then dry cotton swabs once; morning and evening each time; after bathing or by the urine and feces contaminated should be so dealt with. This continuous disinfection 7-10 days, if there is no redness, swelling, exudate can stop disinfection. But a small umbilicus, disease big more than 10 kinds. So, what kind of situation should be alerted to the possibility of diseases that need to go to the hospital? At birth, if there is a lump in the umbilicus, surrounded by a layer of transparent membrane, through which you can see the intestines, liver and other tissues, it is considered to be umbilical dilatation, and then you need to go to a specialized hospital in a timely manner. If the intestinal tube is exposed, it is necessary to use sterilized gauze to cover it and then cover it with a layer of cling film to send it to the hospital urgently. After the umbilical cord is detached, such as the umbilical repeated oozing, cotton swabs from the umbilical center can be inserted into the 1cm or so, then consider the possibility of umbilical sinus, is the yolk tube development abnormality of a kind, at this time you can increase the number of local disinfection, disinfection, pay attention to cotton swabs need to be inserted into the sinus inside the rotating cotton swabs to disinfect, so that the effect is better. If the surface of the navel can be seen a granulation-like tissue, it is considered to be the umbilical velvet, then it is recommended to go to the hospital, may need surgery. When the umbilicus appeared repeatedly oozing, disinfection did not improve, the surrounding skin redness or umbilicus can be seen stool, urine-like material out of the umbilicus, or the umbilicus can be seen intestinal tube-like bright red tissue, be alert to the umbilical enterocutaneous fistula or umbilical ureteric fistula, need to go to a specialist hospital for medical attention. The baby grows up, when the umbilical cord can be seen when crying, a raised object, the surface of the skin is intact, this is the umbilical hernia, generally within 2 years of age does not require special treatment, with the baby’s growth and development, umbilical cord muscle slowly thickening the vast majority of the can be self-healing.