{"id":635,"date":"2019-11-25T09:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T09:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/?p=635"},"modified":"2020-01-22T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:43:54","slug":"navel-infection-in-newborns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/diseases\/navel-infection-in-newborns\/","title":{"rendered":"Navel infection in newborns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When the newborn baby&#8217;s umbilical cord is cut off, it takes up to two weeks for the umbilicus to dry and fall off.\u00a0It will then turn black and may smell a bit bad.\u00a0Sometimes the navel becomes infected and then needs to be treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the <strong>navel infection<\/strong> is treated, it usually heals in a few days.\u00a0Without treatment, the infection can spread in the body and cause the child to become seriously ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to look a little extra at the navel until it has healed, and that everyone who takes in the baby has clean hands.\u00a0Read more about how to care for a newborn baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms of navel infection in newborn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the child has a <em>navel infection<\/em>, it is common to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the skin in and around the navel becomes red and swollen<\/li><li>there is a yellow and smelly liquid from the navel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the infection spreads, the child may become dull, irritated and lose appetite.\u00a0The child may also have a fever or greyish skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should I seek care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you suspect the child has a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">navel infection<\/span>, contact the\u00a0child\u00a0care center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the child has a&nbsp;fever&nbsp;or feels ill, you should immediately seek care at a&nbsp;health care center&nbsp;or&nbsp;on-call reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are wondering about the navel and its care, you can contact the childcare center, BVC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment for navel infection in newborn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your navel has become infected, you can primarily wash with chlorhexidine alcohol, which you can buy at a pharmacy.\u00a0If it does not help with washing, antibiotics may be needed.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the newborn baby&#8217;s umbilical cord is cut off, it takes up to two weeks for the umbilicus to dry and fall off. It will then turn black and may smell a bit bad. Sometimes the navel becomes infected, and then needs to be treated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,826,585],"tags":[657,877,876,875,878,879],"class_list":["post-635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diseases","category-infections-on-the-skin","category-skin-hair-and-nails","tag-infection","tag-navel","tag-navel-infection","tag-navel-infection-in-newborns","tag-navel-infection-symptoms","tag-navel-infection-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3126,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635\/revisions\/3126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}