On 13 Apr 2010 at 3:03, stillberatung bremen wrote:

> hi all,
> 
> 2010/4/12 Pat Young <[log in to unmask]>:
> > In the US, the "baby bath" is to protect the staff from any nasty
> > germs on the baby, such as HIV.  Until they are bathed they are
> > "dirty" and staff has to wear gloves to protect themselves.
> >
> 
> is there any proof of HI-virus in the vernix caseosa?

I don't know about that, but my baby had quite some blood due to the episitomy. So it could 
be the maternal blood that scares them?



Heleen Hayes
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes

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