I find that delayed separation of the cord is most often associated with the freq
use of alcohol on the cord to "clean" it. I recommend that parents use alcohol
more in the humid summer to keep it from smelling terrible - but in the dry
winter, not at all or just once daily.
-gb
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From: "Shelleen Smith" <>
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Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Omphalitis Question
Subject: Re: delayed separation of cord
From: Vicki L Soloniuk
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:17:24 -0800
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Reply-To: Vicki L Soloniuk
Hi, I am new to the list. I am a student midwife working in Colorado.
We recently had a case similar to the one below. I know this message
is a year old, but I am curious if anyone else out there has run into
this, and what your experiences are. I read a case study from PubMed
which explored the idea that there might actually be two different
illnesses happening (omphalitis vs. periumbilical necrotizing faciitis),
rather than the latter always being a direct result of the former. Any
thoughts on this? Thanks, Shelleen
Being a little nervous about cords right now. Had a 7 day old come in on New
Year's Day with an oomphalitis that rapidly progressed to necrotizing
fasciitis. He was a home birth and parents had been using Golden Seal powder
on the cord. He just went home 2 weeks ago after a NICU course that included
dopamine, intubation, debridement x 3, seizures, etc. So I am still telling
people to use alcohol 2 or 3 times a day.
Vicki