Q: I have a 20 day old newborn baby with small amount of bloody discharge from belly button (umbilicus), is this anything serious?
A: Generally speaking NO, small amounts of blody discharge that is of minimal quantity is normal during this period, due to the wound left after the stump falls off. This can last for 1-2 weeks.
However, bleeding from any other site, local pus / foul smelling discahrge and redness / pain locally is abnormal. Also bleeding that persisits for more than 15 minutes continuously, needs to be evaluated by your doctor.
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A: Generally speaking NO, small amounts of blody discharge that is of minimal quantity is normal during this period, due to the wound left after the stump falls off. This can last for 1-2 weeks.
However, bleeding from any other site, local pus / foul smelling discahrge and redness / pain locally is abnormal. Also bleeding that persisits for more than 15 minutes continuously, needs to be evaluated by your doctor.
Read more at Dr Sears
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