The Medical Concierge Group - Are you aware that an infected cord stump could lead to death of a newborn?Most cases, the umbilical cord stump dries up & falls off the newborn
![Newborn's (4 days old) umbilical cord fell off early, leaving yellow/red with hole - pediatrician alerted. Any emergent issue? : r/newborns Newborn's (4 days old) umbilical cord fell off early, leaving yellow/red with hole - pediatrician alerted. Any emergent issue? : r/newborns](https://preview.redd.it/8yhdzte4j6d91.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9b0ab05f052efe701a45e6535c8d37524843be3)
Newborn's (4 days old) umbilical cord fell off early, leaving yellow/red with hole - pediatrician alerted. Any emergent issue? : r/newborns
![Please help! Umbilical cord fell off early! My son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord fell off early. This is what it looks like now. Does this look infected ? Please help! Umbilical cord fell off early! My son is 9 days old and his umbilical cord fell off early. This is what it looks like now. Does this look infected ?](https://i.redd.it/esyftz4taz891.jpg)