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- Title
Caring for and cleansing a baby’s skin.
- Authors
Lumbers, Melanie
- Abstract
The article offers guidelines on how nurses can care for and cleanse a newborn baby's skin during the period of change from a fluid to gaseous environment. Information is provided on the vulnerability of newborn skin with particular attention given to maintaining correct pH balance and skin integrity to ensure a functioning skin barrier. Topics covered include treatment of atopic eczema and diaper rash and the effects of baby wipes on skin.
- Subjects
SKIN care; INFANT care; DIAPER rash; TREATMENT of eczema; NONWOVEN fabric wipes; THERAPEUTICS; NURSE-patient relationships
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 3, p148
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2018.27.3.148