Umbilical cord usually separates in newborns on:: (A) Day 1, (B) Day 2-3, (C) Day 7-10, (D) After 1 month
Answer is C. Ans. C. Day 7-10Umbilical cord is the connection between the mother and the fetus in the intrauterine stage and includes two arteries and one vein. It usually separates in children between day 7-10, either by dry gangrene or a residual moist base.