Date of Graduation
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Nursing
Advisor/Mentor
Vowell Johnson, Kelly
Committee Member/Reader
Scott, Allison
Abstract
The implications of newborn bathing have become a rising topic in couplet care. The practice of bathing after birth can be linked to many things such as glucose control, temperature stability and exclusive breastfeeding. The timing of the initial bath also has effects on immediate skin to skin time between newborn and mother and therefore effects the initial bonding period post birth. This paper explores the current research on this practice.
Keywords
delayed bathing, maternal/child nursing, glucose stability, temperature stability, exclusive breastfeeding, service learning
Citation
Yates, C. (2022). Willow Creek Internship: The Effects of Delayed Bathing on the Health of Mothers and Newborns Post-Birth. The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/nursuht/176