The care of a newborn’s umbilical cord is a delicate and trivial task that requires special care from the mother and father, which can cause infection or pain to the baby. The newborn’s umbilical cord will need to be scabbed after it falls off, and the care of the umbilical cord after it falls off will require gentle movements by the baby’s parents, so that it cannot be touched with hard objects. Under normal circumstances, the time for most newborns to shed their umbilical cord varies depending on the baby’s condition, and it usually falls off 1 to 2 weeks after birth. The umbilical cord is red and slightly moist when it first falls off, but it will heal completely in a few days. Later, due to the contraction of the umbilical vessels inside the body, the skin is pulled and sunken into the umbilical fossa, which is commonly known as the “navel”. After the umbilical cord is shed, there is often a small amount of exudate in the umbilical fossa, which can be cleared with a 75% alcohol swab and covered with sterile gauze. Newborn babies who have just shed their umbilical cords are advised to take a wipe bath and not to wet their belly button. The baby should not be put in the water and the mother should wring the gauze half dry and rub it lightly on the baby. Once the wound is completely healed, the baby can take a bath, but instead of putting the baby directly into the water, put a bath bed on top of the bath and let the baby sleep on it. When the baby can sit at 5 or 6 months, you can put the baby directly in the water.