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NEW YORK, Jan. 23 – A new US study has shown that, despite the common practice of washing newborns immediately after birth, waiting at least 12 hours before the first bath could increase the badfeeding rate during the first day. stay in the hospital.
Led by Heather DiCioccio, Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital Mother / Baby Unit, a study aims to explore the benefits of stopping the first bath of the new born after other mothers asked to wait.
"They read on mom's blogs that it was better to wait until their baby was bathed the first time, because the amniotic fluid had a smell similar to that of the bad, which would make it easier for the baby to suckle," he says. DiCioccio.
In the DiCioccio clinic, the usual practice was to give the first bath of the newborn within 2 hours of birth. She also notes that the rate of exclusive badfeeding at the clinic was also low.
For the study, DiCioccio recruited 996 healthy mother-to-newborn pairs, including 448 babies bathed shortly after birth and 548 mothers who delayed bathing for at least 12 hours.
The results, published in the Journal for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Neonatal Nurse, showed that exclusive badfeeding rates increased from 59.8% before bath change to 68.2% after change, mothers 8% more likely to badfeed exclusively in hospital when bathing was delayed .
The effect was also stronger for mothers who gave birth badlly compared to those who delivered by caesarean section.
The researchers note that this positive effect may be due to the fact that delaying the bath encourages more skin-to-skin time between mother and baby. It also helps to stabilize the temperature of the newborn.
"They were not as cold as babies who had been washed earlier after birth, so they might not have been as tired trying to suckle," DiCioccio said.
Mothers who delayed bathing were also more likely to include bad milk in their diet plan after discharge.
The Cleveland Clinic is currently working to implement delayed bathing in all of its hospitals. DiCioccio added, "Our policy now is to delay the bath for at least 12 hours unless the mother refuses to wait. In this case, we ask for two hours, "she said.
The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends exclusive badfeeding for about 6 months, then badfeeding while introducing foods until infants are 12 months old. – AFP-Relaxnews
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