Delaying a healthy newborn’s first bath for at least 12 hours after birth increases the odds of the mother exclusively breastfeeding her baby during her hospital stay, a study published Monday ...

New moms are waiting to bathe their babies after delivery. Many hospitals are adopting the policy.

A first-time mother's maternal instincts kicked in instantly after giving birth to her son, and ended up saving her baby's ...

Baby’s First Bath: When Should It Happen? If you give birth in a hospital, nurses will probably bathe your baby within a few hours of delivery.

Delaying a baby's first bath by at least 12 hours drove up in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding rates in a study at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital. The hospital has adopted the new policy, and ...

According to a 2019 study, in the past, hospitals’ best practice was to bathe a newborn around 2 hours after birth, but there is evidence that delaying a baby’s first wash can be beneficial ...

Waiting more than 12 hours to bathe a newborn baby could make it easier to breastfeed the infant, researchers believe. Waiting more than 12 hours to bathe a newborn baby could make it easier to ...

Courtney Buss, like many first-time mothers, wanted all the white, goopy film washed off her baby immediately after delivery. Three years later, Buss said she knows better. The white, waxy film is … ...

Additionally, a 2017 World Health Organization recommendation suggests newborns receive their first bath 24 hours after birth.

Conventional wisdom has changed regarding the best time to first bathe a newborn. The World Health Organization now recommends bathing a newborn for the first time 24 hours after birth.

Mom Shahnta Hoare, 24, sent TikTok into a tizzy after she revealed that she will not bathe her newborn son for weeks after his birth in an effort to protect the vernix caseosa on the baby's skin.

“It used to be a common practice at hospitals to bathe newborn babies right away after birth. Nowadays we realize that probably wasn't the right practice,” said pediatrician Dr. Matthew Simon.