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 ...

A nationwide survey of hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skin care – including the timing of the first bath – that could ultimately have lasting effects on a baby’s health ...

Waiting 12 hours or more to bathe a newborn baby could make it easier for a mother to breastfeed, research has suggested. Scientists believe amniotic fluid, the liquid that protects the fetus, smells ...

New parents are faced with a host of unfamiliar challenges. Navigating nightly interruptions to sleep and changing diapers are among the more notable hurdles new parents must clear, but a host of ...

Should colostrum be discarded? Do babies need water in summer? Does holding them too much spoil them? A senior neonatologist ...

If a baby has their diaper area wiped with diaper changes, they don't need bathing more than 2–3 days/week. More frequent bathing may dry out their skin. The effect of standardized skin regimes on ...

A nationwide survey of hospitals has revealed a wide variety of approaches to newborn skincare -- including the timing of the first bath -- that could ultimately have lasting effects on a baby's ...