Mary,
       This is such a good question. It just came up at our last staff
meeting but we never decided on the best answer. We all carry finger cots on home
visits. I always wash my hands immediately before handling the baby then ask if
the parents would prefer I wear a cot if I am doing an oral exam. One of our
consultants brought up the point that the cots are latex and this could be
quite a problem if there was a latex allergy. We debated about using nonlatex
gloves but we all feel the bare hands are better too. Does anyone else use the
cots? What about this Latex allergy question? Also, do you think it is okay to
ask the parents permission to not use any gloves at all? Heather Dana

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