Clinicians' recommendations on neonatal bathing and skin care in the context of atopic dermatitis prevention: An EAACI task force report.

Summary

This EAACI task force report presents an international online survey of clinicians on their recommendations for neonatal bathing and infant skin care in relation to atopic dermatitis prevention. It covers timing of the first bath, bathing method and bathing frequency during the neonatal period and first year, for healthy and atopic infants. With a very low response rate, it found considerable heterogeneity between and within European and non-European regions. The authors call for further research and robust evidence-based bathing guidelines from the neonatal period.

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