Just water for cleaning baby? A cross-sectional survey of the newborn skin cleansing practices of parents in the UK

Autor: Jane Carpenter, Sarah Fleming, Louise Hunter
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 28:170-176
ISSN: 1355-1841
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnn.2021.09.005
Popis: Globally, 5–30% of children have eczema which could be partly attributable to skin cleansing routines. Evidence-based international guidance on this topic is lacking and dated national UK guidelines may not reflect best practices. We conducted a mixed method, UK-wide (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) cross-sectional survey to investigate parental cleansing of their newborn's skin; 973 responses were suitable for inclusion. Sixty percent (60%) of participants delayed the first cleansing after birth for 48 h and 79.4% of participants cleansed their newborn's nappy area with each change. Participants from Scotland were more likely to cleanse their newborn within the first 48 h (X22 = 29.3, p
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