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Update on Newborn Bathing

Bathing has also been shown to destabilize temperature and vital signs in premature infants. [19] The AWHONN Neonatal Skin Care Guideline [8] recommends that the first bath be given between 2 and 4 h ...
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Mother-in-Law Wants to Host a 'First Bath Ceremony' for Newborn, but New Mom Thinks It's 'Nuts'

A woman says her mother-in-law wants to host a "bath ceremony" in which her newborn is bathed before the family "Apparently, she wanted to host a gathering at her house, where the baby’s 'first real ...
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Newborn's first bath: any preferred timing? A pilot study from Lebanon.

Mardini J; Rahme C; Matar O; Abou Khalil S; Hallit S; Fadous Khalife MC OBJECTIVE: To try to find the most appropriate time for the newborn's first bath. This prospective randomized study was ...