Here in the United Kingdom we bathe babies more than 24 hrs after birth and
mum always performs this first ritual. Generally they almost self-clean.
-Julie
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Vitamin K synthesis is a liver function; our liver is situated in the
abdomen. In some Asian cultures a belly wrap for both mother and baby is
used to keep any cold air from the baby's and mom's abdomens which have
been stressed from births. My first homebirth baby had a bath a day after
birth yet he still had newborn jaundice. But my second homebirthed baby was
not given a bath even after the second day and she had no jaundice. I would
recommend the bath only after the third day.
-Connie D.
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Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 2 Issue 10 March 10, 2000)
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