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The article was written by Doctor, Professor, Dr. Pham Nhat An - Director of Pediatrics Center cum Head of Pediatric Inpatient Department - Pediatric Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital.The skin is an organ of the excretory system, responsible for protecting the body from environmental influences. Because of the large skin-area-to-body-weight ratio of an infant, it is easy for babies to lose heat through their skin. Therefore, it is necessary to take care of the skin, avoid dermatitis and reduce heat loss for the body
Also according to Professor Dr. Pham Nhat An - Director of the Pediatric Center at Vinmec Times City hospital: '' Proper skin hygiene for babies The method will help reduce the risk of infection, prevent skin diseases, Enhance skin circulation and make skin excretion easier and bring comfort to the baby ''
Risks: Certain perfumes , dyes in clothes... can cause irritation to baby's skin. Therefore, only use bath water for babies, limit the use of cosmetics.
1. How to bathe a newborn
Usually babies are born with a coating called the “causing substance”. The layer of substance "causing" in the first day of birth has the role of keeping heat and protecting the baby's skin. Therefore, do not bathe to clean the "causing" substance on the baby's skin immediately after birth. From the second day on, this layer of "causing" substance is a favorable environment for skin infections. Therefore, from 1 day (24 hours) after birth, the baby must be bathed every day. Bath water temperature is usually 37C. (winter). Bath time: Do not last more than 5 minutes. You can use baby bath oil / boiled green tea leaves, bitter melon, extract the water mixed with boiled water to cool, or mix a little lemon juice in the hot season to prevent heat rash. Change diapers often, wash with clean water after each bowel movement
2. Wash children's clothes
Should wash children's clothes, bed sheets, blankets separately.
3. Do not incubate the baby when:
Temperatures that are too hot or too humid are easy to cause skin inflammation, redness or rashes. Therefore, the child's ambient temperature is about 27-280C, regularly check the child's temperature. If the child has sweat or wet clothes, change the clothes immediately. Should choose clothes for children that are cotton fabric, non-nylon mixed fabric to easily absorb sweat for the child.
4. When does the child need to be taken to the hospital?
If the skin on the face or body, the anal area, the genitals is red, nodules or large, small clusters or pustules, dermatitis. Children should be taken to a medical facility for examination and treatment, and should not be used without a doctor's opinion.
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