Contact the University of MI at Ann Arbor, MI. They don't bathe babies until parents ask for bath and they do it in the mom's room under a warmer that is kept for just this purpose. (the warmer is cleaned and returned to a safekeeping place on the floor after the bath.) I certainly think that going back to STS after the bath is better than a mechanical warmer, whenever and where ever baby gets bathed. Unless mom is known HIV or other blood borne contagious illness, I think your infection control people are out of control :-) Pat in SNJ. *********************************************** 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