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Subject:	Re: delayed bathing - infection control
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Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:24:47 -0500
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We are looking at this also, looking at the idea of doing bath on mother's chest and rewarming there rather than in the warmer. IN the OLD days when I worked L&D, we did bath under a warmer only uncovering one part of body at a time, then dried well, capped and placed baby skin to skin.  I've since been up to do non-separation babies this way and found they didn't get cold at all.  And dad makes a pretty good warming tray as well.  Only problem with dad was in one of my babies - daddy overheated the baby a bit!  

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pat Young
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: delayed bathing - infection control

Contact the University of MI  at Ann Arbor, MI.  They don't bathe babies until parents ask for bath and they do it in the mom's room under a warmer that is kept for just this purpose. (the warmer is cleaned and returned to a safekeeping place on the floor after the bath.)  I certainly think that going back to STS after the bath is better than a mechanical warmer, whenever and where ever  baby gets bathed.
Unless mom is known HIV or other blood borne  contagious illness,  I think your infection control people are out of control :-)  Pat in SNJ. 

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