Not only does bathing your baby provide an excellent opportunity for bonding, but it's also vital for their health and well-being. Keeping your tiny one clean helps in warding off illnesses and ...

The thought of bathing your newborn can be panic-inducing. What if they get too slippery? What if you get soap in their eyes or water up their nose? What if they lose that precious new baby scent?

Delaying the bathing of newborns for at least 12 hours after birth is associated with significant improvements in exclusive breastfeeding while in hospital and with mothers being more likely to have ...

Waiting 12 hours or more to bathe a newborn baby could make it easier for a mother to breastfeed, research has suggested. Scientists believe amniotic fluid, the liquid that protects the fetus, smells ...

Welcoming a baby can be the most exciting time for moms and dads, but it can also be overwhelming, with lots of questions. Parents might wonder about baby's first bath or how to bathe a newborn. Dr.

NAINR. 2014;14(4):166-170. In addition to hygiene, the initial bath of the baby also removes blood and body fluids which could contaminate health care workers or others in contact with the baby. Until ...

Caregivers can bathe newborns a few times a week. Bathing too often can dry out a baby’s skin, and babies do not need bathing every day. For the first weeks, caregivers can sponge bath a baby before ...