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There's blood around her belly button. she is 9 days old and her umbilical cord has not fallen off yet. is this normal?

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Umbilical cords: will typically drop off within 2 weeks after birth. Bleeding from the cord can indicate that this process is about to occur, while redness/discharge/odor is never normal. Delayed cord drop used to be seen with hypothyroidism, but this rarely occurs due to early detection and intervention with newborn screens.

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Answered 10/13/2016

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