I don't think the issue is around where a baby is born but more the  attitude 
of babies crying and how much pain they feel.
The majority of hospital staff and pediatric health care providers still  
think that babies crying is a normal state and many times bring on crying for  
the purpose of "waking a baby."
There is recent research showing that babies sucking at mother's breast, or  
other objects is an analgesic.  This is research in the heading in the  right 
direction.  Now there needs to be more that will help minimize babies  pain 
and crying.
I still see non-necessary interventions that cause pain to babies and leads  
to more separation of mothers and babies.  This than leads to potential  
breastfeeding problems and unnecessary supplementation.
A good example of this is the "INITIAL BATH."  I have been researching  for 
the evidence that this is necessary and I am coming up blank.  If  anyone has 
any literature that supports this practice please send it my  way.  The initial 
bath is a hospital routine where they take a newborn  usually within a couple 
hours of birth and give a scrubbing bath.  The  babies scream through the 
whole process, usually are cold afterwards so they  cannot go back to their 
mothers, and some drop their blood glucose levels and  therefore get supplemented.  
We all have a ways to go to improve on minimizing babies pain post  delivery. 
 We can do this with lots of education.
Can anyone who has literature supporting the initial bath please contact  me?
Thanks,
Ann Perry, RN IBCLC
Boston, MA

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