Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: Assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

Tina Lavender; Christine Furber; Malcolm Campbell; Suresh Victor; Ian Roberts; Carol Bedwell; Michael J. Cork

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-59

Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: Assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

Tina Lavender, Christine Furber, Malcolm Campbell, Suresh Victor, Ian Roberts, Carol Bedwell, Michael J. Cork

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Background: Some national guidelines recommend the use of water alone for napkin cleansing. Yet, there is a readiness, amongst many parents, to use baby wipes. Evidence from randomised controlled trials, of the effect of baby wipes on newborn skin integrity is lacking. We conducted a study to examine the hypothesis that the use of a specifically formulated cleansing wipe on the napkin area of newborn infants (

Original language	English
Article number	59
Journal	BMC Pediatrics
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-59
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2012

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Prevention of atopic eczema through appropriate neonatal skin care practices.
Tina Lavender (Participant), Christine Furber (Participant), Carol Bedwell (Participant) & Ediri O'Brien (Participant)
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Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: Assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

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Prevention of atopic eczema through appropriate neonatal skin care practices.

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