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To Kathy Dettwyler:
The bright red baby reminded me of two babies who were mentioned by a respondent in my study of postwar Mums. They were bathed soon after delivery, by a nurse who didn't test the temperature of the water. One poor little newborn received full skin thickness burns. The mother of the other considered herself lucky - her newborn was "only" bright red! This was in the context of a severe staff shortage at the time, a lack of senior staff (which meant there often wasn't time for on-the-ward training of junior staff or assistants), and the postwar baby boom.
I suspect that Mums may be more careful of their own precious babies, and not in such a hurry.
Virginia
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