I am looking for research about when is best to do the newborn bath and anything pertinent to baths.  I contend that doing it in the first hour after birth is too soon and unnecessary.  It is also leading to temp issues where nurses keep sticking babies under warmers.  I did a search of the archives
and came up with plenty of discussion of the issue but no research.  Can someone point the way.  IS there research on this, pros and/or cons?  I have been commissioned to do a review of the literature, so of course, I am turning to this group that knows about pretty much all the research that has
anything to do with this issue.  We are trying to minimize mother/baby separation and are finding this to be a huge issue at the moment.  Any help would be appreciated.  Also, I'm off to a conference in Ohio for the weekend, so please reply privately as well as to the list, if you wish, so I don't
miss any information
TIA
Marsha

Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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