Reading more posts on tub baths I'll clarify that we don't "scrub" the baby as some of you describe! how horrible.
After birth the baby is wiped over so it keeps warm and first proper bath is usually the next day, using plain water, sorbolene or a soap free baby bath solution or a cake of soap - basically whatever will be used at home. A lot of women use a bath  as an effective settling tecnique.( The baby will probably be bathed 2-3 times as our women stay 4 days)

             
Louise Dimmock McLeod
RN Midwife IBCLC
Meadowbank Australia
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