Lay baby on table and wrap in dry Turkish towel.
Wipe face and ears with soft face towel; pat body dry with towel. Dry the head thoroughly.
Do not rub with towel before ten months.
Dry carefully under arms, in creases of neck, thighs, knees, fingers, and toes.
Remove wet towel.
In warm weather, after two months, allow an air bath one to three minutes, patting or gently rubbing skin with the hand.
Avoid the use of powder, except in hot weather, in creases, for fat babies; powder clogs the pores.
Put zinc ointment or albolene on chafed places.
If there is any bulging of the umbilicus, put two strips of surgeon’s plaster across, to hold in place and prevent rupture.
During first four to six weeks, gently draw back foreskin in boys and cleanse with boric acid; wash genitals of girls with boric solution; apply vaseline. Later, general bathing is usually sufficient, and special attention is not desirable.