Care of the umbilical cord in the newborn--a program to reduce infection and promote healing.
Problems related to infection, slow-healing and continued moisture of the umbilical cord stump were considerably reduced at an Army Hospital nursery by a program of meticulous care that included shortening the stump, exposure to air (sometimes with added heat) and application of povidone-iodine solution.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D014470:Umbilical Cord; D014945:Wound Healing
UMBILICAL CORD