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i'm an army medic....im not sure if i can be much help... i dont know much about newborns or neonates... but just a bit... we were told that the umbilical cord stump... can be used as a catheter site... we can also use the head as an iv site... anywhere else is to hard to find... the head has veins that are visible but if the stump is still there it has a bigger vein available for use... bigger is better in this case... LOL... hope this helps... but the docs know their job really well... espically the newborn docs since the patient cant tell where it hurts or let the doc know whats wrong with them... well take it easy man... congratulation on the kids...
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