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During pregnancy, it is the umbilical cord (along
with the umbilical cord blood), that connects the
mother to her baby and it plays the major role of
delivering all the essential nutrients the baby
needs for its growth before his or her birth. The
cord grows with the baby, till such time that the
baby is delivered. Cutting of the cord takes
place a few minutes later, after the baby is
born. After the cord cutting, the part outside
the cord is expected to fall off on its own. The
skin is also expected to heal on its own and
become the umbilicus. This umbilicus is also
called the belly button. Usually, the muscle
around the umbilicus closes up soon after
childbirth. However, in 1 in 5 new-born, this
muscle around the belly button doesnt close soon
after birth. In fact, this gap or opening in the
babys abdominal wall near the belly button or
navel is known as the umbilical hernia in babies.
The umbilical hernia causes part of the intestine
to have a hernia sac, mostly covered by skin. If
any fluid pokes through it, there is a bulge and
swelling in the belly.
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• How Will You Know If Your Child Has Umbilical
  Hernia?
• Umbilical hernia in new-born baby can be the most
  visible when a child cries, coughs or tries to
  strain while pooping. The reason behind this is,
  it exerts pressure on the babys stomach.
  However, the doctor might be able to say if the
  little one has hernia, when umbilical hernia baby
  symptoms like
• pain around the bellybutton area,
• bulging of the belly button (one of the most
  common signs),
• discoloration of the bellybutton area as well as
• if vomiting is seen in the little one
• With these symptoms in place, the baby is
  immediately taken to the emergency room, where
  the doctor takes a look at the area and feels it
  by touching it to deal with the problem and might
  even take the baby through a CT scan.

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How Is The Umbilical Hernia Treated? In 90 of
cases, umbilical hernias are expected to close on
their own before a child is 4 years old, without
giving the little one much trouble. But, if it
doesnt, and 

• the umbilical hernia baby symptoms seem to be
  present (as mentioned above),
• the size of the hernia seems to be larger than ½
  to ¾ inch, and
• there is very little chance of getting small
  (size) umbilical hernia, in the first two years
  of the babys life, the doctor would suggest
  surgery.

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• In Umbilical Hernia Surgery The Doctor In The
  Hospital
• will make a small cut below the navel
• use stitches to close the hernia and give
  an innie look
• the cut will be sealed with surgical glue thatll
  hold the edges of the wound together. Itll come
  off by itself once the site heals.
• After this surgery, the baby will usually not
  have any problem and he or she will be discharged
  from the hospital as soon as the little one
  recovers from the anaesthetic situation that is
  within a few hours of the operation.

How Harmful Is Umbilical Hernia? In an infant
umbilical hernia, it rarely happens that, the
organs from inside the belly may be trapped
inside the hernia sac giving rise to the bulge.
This whole process is also known as incarcerated
hernia, that is it cannot be pushed back
manually. It is even more rare, when the organs
are trapped inside the sac and it also has
the cord blood flowing, called strangulated
hernia, that is cutting off the blood supply to
the intestines.
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• The former might take place even when the child
  is taking rest, however, in the latter, the child
  might experience severe pain.
• Not just that! The bulge is expected to turn red
  and might be very sensitive to touch. Along with
  that, child might have fever, he or she might
  throw up and refuse to eat. 
• Surgery may be required when necessary.
  Except, parents must take some precautions
  post-operation like
• Give the newborn over-the-counter medicines for
  any problem 
• Call the doctor for fever, redness, swelling,
  pain, if again bulge is seen near the navel, or
  blood near the cut
• If your baby is suffering from umbilical hernia,
  were sure this article is going to be of your
  help.
• You can also log in to Cordlife India, to get a
  better idea on pregnancy, childbirth, baby care
  and parenting.

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al-hernia-in-babies/