18/11/2025
⭐ Hygiene & Infection Prevention for Newborns
✨ Clean Hands = Safe Newborns
Newborns have a very weak immune system, which makes them more vulnerable to infections. Simple hygiene practices by parents, caregivers, and visitors can prevent serious illnesses like sepsis, pneumonia, diarrhea, skin infections, and respiratory infections.
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🧼 1. Hand Hygiene (Most Important)
🔸Always wash your hands with soap and water before touching the baby.
🔸Wash hands after using the toilet, cleaning, coughing/sneezing, or handling visitors.
🔸Use alcohol-based sanitizer when water is not available.
🔸Visitors must wash/sanitize hands before holding the baby.
👉 Clean hands alone reduce up to 40–50% of newborn infections.
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👃 2. Limit Visitors
🔸Newborns should not be exposed to too many people in the first few weeks.
🔸Do not allow visitors with cough, cold, fever, or infections.
🔸Ask people not to kiss the baby (especially on the hands, face, or feet).
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🧴 3. Clean Surroundings
🔸Keep the baby’s room dust-free and well-ventilated.
🔸Clean surfaces (bed, cradle, toys) regularly.
🔸Avoid smoking, incense sticks, or strong fragrances.
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🛏️ 4. Baby’s Clothes & Bedding
🔸Use clean, washed cotton clothes.
🔸Change clothes immediately if wet with urine/milk.
🔸Wash baby clothes separately using mild detergent.
🔸Sun-dry clothes whenever possible (natural disinfection).
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👩⚕️ 5. Cord Care
🔸Keep the umbilical cord stump dry and clean.
🔸Do not apply oil, ghee, turmeric, ash, or powder.
🔸Look for signs of infection: redness, swelling, pus, foul smell.
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