Abstract
The Professional Practice Committee hypothesized that we could improve postpartum wellborn baby care by switching from sponge bathing to immersion bathing. A research review revealed evidence supporting the theory that immersion bathing improved temperature stability, bonding, breastfeeding, and parental education. The current practice in the Providence Alaska Medical Center Maternity Center is to perform sponge bathing under a radiant warmer on newborns within 2 hours of birth in the absence of birth stress or trauma. Parental involvement is minimal because of decreased mobility from anesthesia, exhaustion, and environmental or social distractions during the immediate postpartum period. Nurses also reported that breastfeeding and skin-to-skin bonding time often was interrupted to complete baths in the allotted 2-hour recovery time.
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