The issue of mother versus an overhead warmer is old. I thought we solved
that issue a long time ago. Conduction(mother to baby contact) is a better
conductor of heat than convection(baby under radiant heater).
Johnson, NW. 1976. Breastfeeding at one hour of age. MCN.1(1):12-16
Britton, GR. 1980. Early mother-infant contact and infant temperature
stabilization. JOGN. M/A/:84-86.
Hill, ST. and Shronk, LK. 1978. the effect of early parent-infant contact
on newborn body temperature. JOGN. S/O:287-290.

Regarding daily bathing. I always told parents that their babies didn't
need to be bathed everyday, but that it was a fun ritual, a time for them
to look at their baby all over, to gently touch/massage, to kiss and
cuddle, and when they emerse them in warm water, a very relaxing soothing
time. I remember bath times not as a time of cleaning, but touch, voice,
and visual communication.
Carol L'Esperance, RN, MSN, IBCLC
Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA

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