Safety and effectiveness of routine postpartum bathing in a bathtub: A prospective study in Japan
Routine bathing in a bathtub during the early postpartum period did not increase infection risk and was associated with significantly higher maternal satisfaction. These findings suggest that postpartum bathing may be safe and could improve quality of life.
Authors
- Kohei Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5672-6308)
- Misao Nakanishi
- Rinko Ibi
- Hajime Oishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0265-7263)
- Naoyuki Miyasaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4713-8352)
- Seiji Wada
- Akira Naomi
Institutions
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- National Center For Child Health and Development (JP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70893
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal skin health care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00