Is it genetics, the way the cord was cut or what?
2006-06-19 15:54:38 · 11 answers · asked by adodd8 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Nikon MicroscopyU suggests that extra skin left from the umbilical cord may cause the protrusion of an outie, and the Queensland Science Teachers Network says the difference between innies and outies is due to where the umbilical cord is cut. But these are the only sources we found that offered such explanations. A doctor quoted in one Salon column notes that the umbilical cord is always clamped several inches away from the navel and doesn't affect innie or outie status.
A more popular theory about outies is that they are caused by umbilical hernias. This condition is due to a small circular defect in the baby's abdominal wall that can make the belly button protrude. ParentSoup estimates that 10% to 30% of babies are born with umbilical hernias, but most heal as the abdominal muscles grow during a baby's first few years. However, American Baby says not to confuse an umbilical hernia with an outie belly button. A hernia expands when the baby cries or strains, but an outie doesn't. Also, the Cleveland Clinic's picture of an umbilical hernia looks a lot more protuberant than a standard outie.
2006-06-19 15:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by dandaman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Causes Outie Belly Buttons
2017-01-17 08:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by loukx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The umbilicus cord is not cut flush with the abdomen, but a stub is left to fall off within three days after the birth. The occurrence of a protrusion or intrusion in the naval is genetically determined.
2006-06-19 16:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish it was how the cord was cut. I'd make my kids have outies. No, it's caused from a hernia. A doctor very sarcastically educated me on that.
2006-06-19 16:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by LOVE2LD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An "outie" is caused by umbilical hernia. Umbilical hernia is a congenital malformation that babies are prone to during fetal development during the process by which the abdominal organs form outside the abdominal cavity, then later return into the abdomen through an opening which will become the umbilicus (the navel). A child with an umbilical hernia will not necessarily develop an outie. It appears to occur more frequently in boys.
2016-05-20 03:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the way the cord was cut.
2006-06-19 15:57:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mama Mia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge from like 9th grade biology, I'm pretty sure it's the length at which the doctors cut the ambilical cord away from the child. :] But that's only me.
2006-06-19 15:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by travisvalkhar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the way the cord was cut!
2006-06-19 15:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by vbcrazy85 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way tha cord was cut
2006-06-19 15:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Cami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way the cord is cut...
2006-06-19 15:57:46 · answer #10 · answered by KT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋