Umbilical hernias in newborns can heal on their own. In cases where the child's intestines are invaginated and cause intestinal necrosis, this is very dangerous and the child needs to be taken to the hospital for examination and timely treatment.

An inguinal hernia is a bulge at the junction of the thigh and torso. In boys, the bulge extends into the scrotum, the sac that holds the testicles. In girls, the bulge extends into the labia majora, the area around the vulva.