GITNUX MARKETDATA REPORT 2024

Post-Birth Bathing Period Statistics

Post-birth bathing periods typically last around 6-12 weeks with recommended frequency varying from daily to a few times per week.

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"The average time to first bath in newborns in the United States is 12 hours."

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"Approximately 50% newborns in the USA are bathed within 2 hours of birth."

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"In a study from Nehal Shah, two-thirds (67%) of the women wrongly believed that a bath should be given immediately after birth."

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"The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the delay of the baby's first bath until after the first 24 hours."

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"In a Thai study, 36.2% of newborns were given a bath immediately after birth."

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"A 2018 Iranian study revealed that mothers who delayed the first bath for 12-24 hours were 25% more likely to exclusively breastfeed."

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"A child health nursing study reports that 50% of mothers believed bathing the newborn within the first 7 days was an important practice."

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"Indian mothers (75%) believe a newborn requires a bath immediately after birth."

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"In China, nearly three-quarters (74.7%) of mothers give their baby its first bath within the first 6 hours after delivery."

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"A Uganda study revealed that 62% of the mothers gave their newborns their first bath within the first 24 hours after birth."

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"According to a European Journal of Pediatrics study, 90% of newborns in German hospitals were bathed in the first 24 hours after birth."

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"In research conducted in Kenya, 70% of the mothers gave their newborns a bath within 6 hours after delivery."

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"A study in Nigeria revealed that about 35% of mothers prefer to bathe their infants within 12 hours after birth."

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"78% of mothers in Ethiopia prefer to wash their infants within 24 hours post delivery."

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"A 2016 study discovered that 89.9% of newborns in northern Jordan had their first bath within the first two days after birth."

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