In einer eMail vom 16-09-02 0:44:25 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt [log in to unmask]: > "Bathing a 24 hour > old baby (immersion) is not advisable due to potential for cord infection > ..." > > This brings up a question I've grappled with and have received different > answers depending to whom I speak. How serious is the risk of infection of > umbilical cord and for how long after birth is this a factor? Or is it? > Dutch babies are being and have been bathed from day one on and I don't think umbilical cord infections are any higher heere then anywhere els. It is common practice both in hospitals and at home (after home birth). therapeutical co-bathing in the early days/weeks (as long as vaginal bleeding occurs) is often discouraged for fear of maternal infections.I think that fear is not evidence based either. Warmly greeting, Gonneke =========================== Gonneke van Veldhuizen IBCLC ---|||--- LLLL ---|||--- MOM primairy schoolteacher =========================================== EUROLAC Lactation Consultant Practice Centre for breastfeeding Information and Education http://www.geocities.com/gonneke29/ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html