One woman's mother-in-law wants to host a party in which the baby’s "first real bath" would be done in front of family Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Baby bath time is the perfect example of how new parenthood can be scary and joyful all at once. You’re tasked with washing a squirming, vulnerable infant in an environment of hard, slick surfaces.

When I was pregnant, I imagined that bathing my twins would be a relaxing daily ritual. Instead, it involved two wailing babies, an anxious partner, and countless potential hazards requiring my ...

Bathing has also been shown to destabilize temperature and vital signs in premature infants. [19] The AWHONN Neonatal Skin Care Guideline [8] recommends that the first bath be given between 2 and 4 h ...

A woman says her mother-in-law wants to host a "bath ceremony" in which her newborn is bathed before the family "Apparently, she wanted to host a gathering at her house, where the baby’s 'first real ...