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 *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome