When is the best time to give a newborn their very first bath? Traditionally, it's done within the first two hours of life, but recently some mothers have been asking to wait, saying it's better for ...

Bathing has also been shown to destabilize temperature and vital signs in premature infants. [19] The AWHONN Neonatal Skin Care Guideline [8] recommends that the first bath be given between 2 and 4 h ...

The bathtub safety rules experts recommend, plus how (and how often) to bathe your baby By Laura Murphy When I was pregnant, I imagined that bathing my twins would be a relaxing daily ritual. Instead, ...

A woman says her mother-in-law wants to host a "bath ceremony" in which her newborn is bathed before the family "Apparently, she wanted to host a gathering at her house, where the baby’s 'first real ...