Not that I have ever heard, in my hospital's NICU or any other in my region.
Nils Bergman never suggested it - and he has babies literally tied on, incubating on mom's body. - or dad's or gramma's if mom is not available. 
Phyllis

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In your NICU are there any of you out there using some sort of 'wipes' or procedure to clean the chest area prior to a baby being place skin to skin?

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Phyllis Adamson, BA, IBCLC
Glendale, AZ.
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