Dry care, or keeping a wound clean and dry using only soap and water, is no worse than standard antiseptics for preventing infection of the umbilical cord stump in newborns, according to a study ...

To provide an increasing body of knowledge related to umbilical cord care, a literature review was conducted to study the evolution of umbilical cord care, to evaluate the scientific evidence used to ...

Your baby’s umbilical cord was the all-important connection between your baby and the placenta, the organ responsible for nourishment. When your baby is born, this cord is clamped and cut, leaving a ...