It’s normal to see crusted discharge, dried blood, or a little bleeding when the umbilical cord stump falls off. Bleeding is not necessarily a sign that your newborn’s belly button is infected, but if your baby’s umbilical cord area continues to bleed ask your child’s healthcare provi...
A newborn's belly button may bleedwhile the cord is falling off or shortly after it does. Most often, newborn belly button bleeding is not a cause for concern but a regular part of the healing process. Occasionally though, it can signal a problem. The umbilical cord supplies a fetus wit...
Umbilical herniasare a common occurrence in llamas and alpacas. These hernias are congenital but not necessarily genetic in origin. Trauma or infection at the umbilicus may increase the risk of hernia formation. The tissue making up the normal umbilical cord seen at birth is the urachus and the ...