Tub Bathing Versus Traditional Sponge Bathing for the Newborn

Bryanton, Janet; Walsh, Donna; Barrett, Margaret S.; Gaudet, Darlene

doi:10.1177/0884217504270651

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“…As regarding socio-demographic characteristics of mothers including age, educational, occupational condition, numbers of gravidity, numbers of parity, gestational age and mode of delivery, the present study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences between both experimental and control group. These finding was in the same line with Bryanton et at (2004), who stated that, no significant differences regarding socio-demographic data between both groups were comparable of study subjects except obstetric history parameters, however, the only significant difference in her study about tub bathing versus traditional sponge bathing for the newborn [16].…”

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confidence: 77%

The Relation between Trunk-to-Head Bathing and the Traditional Head-to-Trunk Bathing on Newborns’ Outcome

2018

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IntroductionNewborn period is а highly subsequent time for а newborn who is challenging many of the physiologic adjustments required for extra-uterine life. The newborn mortality rate reveals not only the quality of care available to women during pregnancy but also the quality of care accessible to infants during the first four weeks of life [1].According to cultures and hospital's nursing care policy the skin care or bathing of newborns contrasts. Although temperature regulation is very important to nurses caring for newborns and the newborn bathing

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

The Relation between Trunk-to-Head Bathing and the Traditional Head-to-Trunk Bathing on Newborns’ Outcome

2018

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“…75 Rubbing the skin with a sponge during the bath also increases heat loss and should be avoided. 76 Cleansing of newborns needs to be carried out with particular care to avoid skin or eye irritation and predisposition to skin infections and diseases. It is recommended that caregivers use liquid, pH-neutral, or mildly acidic cleansers for infant cleansing.…”

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Skin Physiology of the Neonate and Infant: Clinical Implications

Oranges

Dini

Romanelli

2015

Advances in Wound Care

153

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Significance:The skin is a complex and dynamic organ that performs several vital functions. The maturation process of the skin starts at birth with the adaption of the skin to the comparatively dry environment compared to the in utero milieu. This adaptive flexibility results in the unique properties of infant skin. To deliver appropriate care to infant skin, it is necessary to understand that it is evolving with unique characteristics. Recent Advances: The role of biophysical noninvasive techniques in the assessment of skin development underlines the importance of an objective evaluation of skin physiology parameters. Skin hydration, transepidermal water loss, and pH values are measurable with specific instruments that give us an accurate and reproducible assessment during infant skin maturation. The recording of these values, following standard measurement procedures, allows us to evaluate the integrity of the skin barrier and to monitor the functionality of the maturing skin over time. Critical Issues: During the barrier development, impaired skin function makes the skin vulnerable to chemical damage, microbial infections, and skin diseases, possibly compromising the general health of the infant. Preterm newborns, during the first weeks of life, have an even less developed skin barrier and, therefore, are even more at risk. Thus, it is extremely important to evaluate the risk of infection, skin breakdown, topical agent absorption, and the risk of thermoregulation failure. Future Directions: Detailed and objective evaluations of infant skin maturation are necessary to improve infant skin care. The results of these evaluations should be formed into general protocols that will allow doctors and caregivers to give more personalized care to full-term newborns, preterm newborns, and infants. SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCEThe skin of preterm newborns, full-term newborns, and infants undergoes a characteristic process of maturation, and therefore, skin care delivered to this spectrum of patients needs to be tailored to the individual patient. The principal aims of safe and effective skin care are to identify the agents that can influence the skin barrier or those that can induce systemic toxicity and avoid their utilization, thereby minimizing the risk of thermoregulation failure, which will protect newborns against potential skin breakdown and loss of its barrier function. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCEMany studies have correlated functional infant skin parameters according to age, anatomical site, and the presence of skin or systemic disease. It would be useful to study how these functional parameters change in newborns after the onset of skin infection, skin breakdown, or the application of topical agents. The results of these evaluations could be formed into general protocols, which will allow doctors and wound care providers the ability to give more personalized care to full-term newborns, preterm newborns, and infants. CLINICAL RELEVANCEUnderstanding the characteristics of newborn and infant skin will permit the delivery of a...

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“…It must be focused on humanization and the staff put efforts to include families in all its aspects [11].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal and cardiorespiratory newborn adaptations during hot tub bath

Filho¹,

Passos²,

Almeida³

et al. 2017

int arch med

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Objective: To evaluate thermal and cardiorespiratory adaptation during hot tub bath and shower in healthy newborns in the first hours of life. Study design: This is a randomized blind controlled trial, registered in ReBEC (No. RBR-4z26f3) with 184 newborns divided into hot tub group (n=84) and shower (n=100). Newborns from intervention group were immersed in a hot tub with warm water up to the neck, without exposure to air flow, and control group received traditional shower. Heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature were measured before and immediately after bath by an investigator blinded to the type of bath.Results: Groups were similar in gender, gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score at 5 th minute and hours of life, p => 0.05. To analyze thermal and cardiorespiratory adjustments, difference between postbath variables and pre-bath was calculated. In this analysis, it was found statistically significant difference between two types of bath regarding heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature. Hot tub bath decreases heart and respiratory rates and increases temperature, whereas shower provides the opposite effect (0.0001). Conclusion:This study demonstrates that hot tub baths and shower, in healthy newborns, promote thermal and cardiorespiratory adaptations, reflecting thermal, cardiac and respiratory positive reactions after hot tub bath.

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Tub Bathing Versus Traditional Sponge Bathing for the Newborn

Cited by 73 publications

References 13 publications

The Relation between Trunk-to-Head Bathing and the Traditional Head-to-Trunk Bathing on Newborns’ Outcome

The Relation between Trunk-to-Head Bathing and the Traditional Head-to-Trunk Bathing on Newborns’ Outcome

Skin Physiology of the Neonate and Infant: Clinical Implications

Thermal and cardiorespiratory newborn adaptations during hot tub bath

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