As a rule, the application of creams is not necessary when changing the diaper. A greasy cream is useful only if the genital and anal areas are red. If the redness persists or worsens, contact your pediatrician.
Newborns are changed and washed very often, in relation to the frequency of their needs.
To prevent possible sources of infection from passing from the anus to the vagina, girls should be washed and dried proceeding from front to back.
In uncircumcised males, the foreskin physiologically protects the glans penis during the first months of life: it is therefore necessary to use great delicacy in cleaning, limiting the retraction of the foreskin to the minimum necessary.
Source: saluter.it Portal of the Emilia-Romagna regional health service
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As a rule, the application of creams is not necessary when changing the diaper. A greasy cream is useful only if the genital and anal areas are red. If the redness persists or worsens, contact your pediatrician.
Newborns are changed and washed very often, in relation to the frequency of their needs.
To prevent possible sources of infection from passing from the anus to the vagina, girls should be washed and dried proceeding from front to back.
In uncircumcised males, the foreskin physiologically protects the glans penis during the first months of life: it is therefore necessary to use great delicacy in cleaning, limiting the retraction of the foreskin to the minimum necessary.
Source: saluter.it Portal of the Emilia-Romagna regional health service
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