Guideline · Consensus statement
Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Skin Care in Healthy, Full-Term Neonates in India.
- Comfort and nursing care
- Cord management
- Medical
- Newborn examination
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Skin care
Summary
Consensus recommendations from an Indian expert panel of neonatologists, paediatricians, obstetricians and a paediatric dermatologist on skin care for healthy full-term neonates in hospital, from delivery to discharge. Topics include cleansing at birth, skin-to-skin care, cord care, nappy area care, initial and routine bathing, and the use of cleansers and emollients. It also covers criteria for choosing skin care products and including skin care advice in discharge checklists. The panel highlights product quality control, label transparency and gaps in the evidence.
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