These were answers I was given by nursery staff in my hospital.
Answer #1: "The mothers want them to be clean." i.e. remove the 'yuck'
factor.
Answer #2: The nurses don't want to handle a 'dirty' baby. If baby isn't
clean, the nurse needs to wear gloves to protect herself.
Phyllis
> Where is the evidence to support routine bathing of newborns?
When the
> infant is not bathed, the vernix absorbs into their skin.
> Why would we want to upset a newborn? How can this help with
> breastfeeding?
--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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