Umbilical Cord Care in the Newborn Infant.
Background: The umbilicus, before and shortly after sloughing of the cord, can be a source of infection or toxicity. The infection can be severe, such as septicaemia or tetanus neonatorum. Method: Mothers of 200 neonates seen at the Children Welfare Hospital, outpatient department, Baghdad, and at A...
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College of Medicine University of Baghdad
2010-04-01
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| Series: | مجلة كلية الطب |
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| Online Access: | http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1037 |