Dear Lactnet Friends; In the US, BabyFriendly hospitals in my city are delaying the newborn bath 12 to 24 hours. The WHO recommends delaying the bath from 6 to 24 hours. The newborn is born with a protective coating that keeps them warm. Why wash that off? This also increases breastfeeding rates. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2012.0158 https://nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(17)30279-9/pdf-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206216/ http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259269/WHO-MCA-17.07-eng.pdf;jsessionid=B92C2FB45679677453775AD7A8B239E1?sequence=1 warmly, Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC, RYT Reviews Editor,* Clinical Lactation* www.nikkileehealth.com *Communications are confidential and meant only for whom they are addressed.* *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
