In my state (NSW Australia), there is a Ministry of Health Safety Notice advising not to bathe newborns immediately after birth stating it increases infection.
http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/csqg/sabs/pdf/sn_015_11.pdf
LAD
Louise Dimmock McLeod
Clinical Midwife Specialist/ IBCLC
Manning Hospital - Taree
NSW Australia
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