Becky writes:

"The best resource we found for skin to skin and delaying the bath is from
the WHO.  The title is "Thermal Protection of the Newborn:

a practical guide"  Written by

 "Maternal and Newborn Health/Safe Mothehood Unit

 Division of Reproductive Health (Technical Support)

World Health Organization

Geneva"

 

You can download this at 

http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/MSM_97_2_Thermal_protect
ion_of_the_newborn/thermal_protection_newborn2.pdf

 

Cheers

Karen Clements RM IBCLC

Melbourne Australia 

(Where we do not bath babies till the next day. It is documented on the
caremap when this is done ;-))

 

 


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