We found in our birthing center ( and my personal experience as well) that mothers that bathed baby from birth, and did not do alcohol on the cord, but rather just let it necrose, the cord came off around day 3 as opposed to 2-3 weeks with the hospital born alcohol bathed counterparts.


Mirine Dye, CCE, CD
Childbirth and Lactation Educator in the Fab Fla Keys
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