The infection of the umbilical cord is one of the most frequently ... it has to be cut or trimmed at home or elsewhere, a sterile blade or scissors must be used. Obey the instructions given ...

and the tie or clamp should be sterile. The cord should be checked for bleeding every hour for the first two hours and daily thereafter. The umbilical stump is to be kept dry and clean until the ...

Throughout the developing world, birth attendants with unwashed hands use dirty knives, scissors ... that umbilical cord stumps should be left untreated until they fall off, and in sterile ...

The new sterile field bag will give families and their health care providers the ability to more safely and easily collect umbilical cord blood from newborns, even when born by cesarean section.

Shortly after a baby is born, doctors clamp the umbilical cord linking the infant to the ... room even though it should be kept in a sterile environment, like a neonatal intensive care unit ...

The placement of umbilical catheters is an essential technique for the treatment of many newborns in unstable condition. This video will demonstrate the placement of catheters in the umbilical ...

A newborn in eastern China is in serious condition having contracted tetanus after his father used unsterilised scissors to cut his umbilical cord during the home birth, local media reported.

Allow seven dishes per umbilical cord. Dry the dishes under the hood, with lid open. Take a sterile container, with 50 ml of buffer for conservation and transport, to the maternity hospital.