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Umbilical cord care: Do's and don'ts for parents
Signs of infection
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Why your baby has an umbilical cord stump
Taking care of the stump
Signs of a problem
Why your baby has an umbilical cord stump
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord supplies nutrients and oxygen to your developing baby. After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer needed — so it's clamped and snipped. This leaves behind a short stump.
