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- From: dolson@crl.ucsd.edu (Mark Dolson)
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- Subject: Re: jacuzzis in labor rooms
- Message-ID: <9301241600.AA07282@crl.ucsd.edu>
- Date: 24 Jan 93 03:57:45 GMT
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- Reid Kneeland writes of tubs/whirlpools in labor rooms:
-
- >Sterile? Unless they boil the water first (not likely), the tub in the
- >hospital is absolutely NOT sterile. And your body is at least
- >accustomed (resistant) to most of the bacteria in your house. (This is
- >one of the reasons that infection in both mother and baby is less
- >likely in a home birth than a hospital birth, assuming reasonable
- >levels of sanitation in the home.) Outside of surgery, hospitals are
- >amazingly non-sterile places (which is why you shouldn't hang around in
- >one any longer than you really need to).
-
-
- Well, speaking as a former physcial therapist who "sterilized" many
- whirlpools where yucky, infected wounds and burns were cleaned, I
- can tell you that there are indeed ways to brings the bacterial count
- in such places to nil, using lots of disinfectant, hot water, and
- elbow grease. I am sure no less would be done for the whirlpools/tubs
- in labor rooms. (I know this is technically not sterile, but it is
- definately cleaner than home bathtubs.)
-
- Laura Dolson
-