ReviewPediatric dermatology2016
Recommendations from a European Roundtable Meeting on Best Practice Healthy Infant Skin Care.
Review in Pediatric dermatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Clinical Assessment of the Efficacy and Effects of Different Skincare Regimens on Infants
The Effect of Massage, Wipe Bathing and Tub Bathing on Physiological Measurements of Late Premature Newborns: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Effect of Using Oxygen on the Diaper Dermatitis in Infants
Effect of Colloidal Oatmeal Compared to Colloid Cream on Diaper Rash Among Preterm Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.
- Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Kangaroo Mother Care in the NICU on the Physiological Stress Parameters of Premature Infants: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Capacitance and transepidermal water loss after soaking in water for different durations: A pilot study.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2022Trial
- Improving newborn skin health: Effects of diaper care regimens on skin pH and erythema.Pediatric dermatology · 2021Trial
- Clinical Evaluation of a Diaper Containing a Shea Butter-Based Emollient and Impact on Diapered Skin Erythema.Pediatric dermatologyTrial
- Randomized trial with soaps - what happens to a newborn baby's skin?Jornal de pediatriaTrial
- Understanding worldwide skin atopy across regions. Environmental, cultural, genetic, and lifestyle factors.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Vulvar Care: Reviewing Concepts in Daily Hygiene.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Health Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes About Neonatal Bathing and Factors Affecting Them: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
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- [Midwives as influencers in skin care for newborns at risk of atopic diseases : Survey of midwives' current recommendations].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Pediatricians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Therapeutic Approaches Regarding Diaper Dermatitis: A Common Condition with Many Different Practices [Response to Letter].Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023Article
- Evidence-Based Consensus Recommendations for Skin Care in Healthy, Full-Term Neonates in India.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Article
- Pediatricians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Therapeutic Approaches Regarding Diaper Dermatitis: A Common Condition with Many Different Practices.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2023Article
- Investigation of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge of Evidence-Based Clinical Practices for Preterm Neonatal Skin Care-A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Skin Barrier Function in Infants: Update and Outlook.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Impact of Water Exposure and Temperature Changes on Skin Barrier Function.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Effect of Massage Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.International journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
- [Challenges in neonatal dermatology : An introduction].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2021Review
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundEuropean roundtable meeting recommendations on bathing and cleansing of infants were published in 2009; a second meeting was held to update and expand these recommendations in light of new evidence and the continued need to address uncertainty surrounding this aspect of routine care.
methodsThe previous roundtable recommendations concerning infant cleansing, bathing, and use of liquid cleansers were critically reviewed and updated and the quality of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation system. New recommendations were developed to provide guidance on diaper care and the use of emollients. A series of recommendations was formulated to characterize the attributes of ideal liquid cleansers, wipes, and emollients.
resultsNewborn bathing can be performed without harming the infant, provided basic safety procedures are followed. Water alone or appropriately designed liquid cleansers can be used during bathing without impairing the skin maturation process. The diaper area should be kept clean and dry; from birth, the diaper area may be gently cleansed with cotton balls/squares and water or by using appropriately designed wipes. Appropriately formulated emollients can be used to maintain and enhance skin barrier function. Appropriately formulated baby oils can be applied for physiologic (transitory) skin dryness and in small quantities to the bath. Baby products that are left on should be formulated to buffer and maintain babies' skin surface at approximately pH 5.5, and the formulations and their constituent ingredients should have undergone an extensive program of safety testing. Formulations should be effectively preserved; products containing harsh surfactants, such as sodium lauryl sulfate, should be avoided.
conclusionHealth care professionals can use these recommendations as the basis of their advice to parents.
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