Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Joining of Tonia in the group, her photos with her four kids, and the latest one with her youngest kid made this author write something about childbirth. Modern science has adopted a number of techniques to facilitate easy childbirth, but in this attempt, it goes against nature, which is more benefactor. Despite this, today many mainstream MDs have started thinking in alternative ways, and this author is quick to smell alternative winds. Earthworms have a simple membrane. Fish have scales. Birds, of course, have feathers, and mammals have fur. And humans? Well, humans are " naked apes. " Unlike all other primates, we are unique in having little body fur and a thick, stratified, interfollicular epidermis with a well-developed stratum corneum. Steven B. Hoath, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, began his presentation about neonatal skin by reminding us that our skin has co-evolved with our large, versatile, and highly organized brains. Dr. Hoath and his colleagues at the Skin Sciences Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, have been studying the composition and properties of vernix, the slippery white substance that coats the skin of newborn infants before birth, and its role in adaptation of the neonate to the extrauterine, or dry, environment. Their research suggests that rather than being a soil, vernix is a natural skin cleanser. It may also be an anti-infective, an anti- oxidant, a moisturizer, and a wound-healing agent. Perhaps instead of rubbing vernix off of the newborn infant's skin, we should be rubbing it in! Read whole article at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/519767?src=mp In case the article is difficult to access, read it in group file named " Newborn_ski.doc " stored in folder " articles " . Dr Bhate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 OR should mother be licking it off so it benefits both mother and child? love and light Jane - Shirish Bhate Perhaps instead of rubbing vernix off of the newborn infant's skin, we should be rubbing it in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 In most mammals, this is exactly what mother does after the birth of a baby. If one observes mammals closely, many secrets of health science would be learnt; it seems shilajit was discovered after observing monkeys licking it. and so are many herbal solutions found by tribals observing animals. Regards Dr Bhate , " Jane MacRoss " <HIGHFIELD@H...> wrote: > > OR should mother be licking it off so it benefits both mother and child? > - > Shirish Bhate > Perhaps instead of > rubbing vernix off of the newborn infant's skin, we should be rubbing > it in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 It would have to be presented in a very "special" way before western mothers would do this! - Shirish Bhate Monday, January 02, 2006 12:46 AM Re: Newborn skin: back to nature? In most mammals, this is exactly what mother does after the birth of a baby. If one observes mammals closely, many secrets of health science would be learnt; it seems shilajit was discovered after observing monkeys licking it. and so are many herbal solutions found by tribals observing animals.RegardsDr Bhate , "Jane MacRoss" <HIGHFIELD@H...> wrote:>> OR should mother be licking it off so it benefits both mother and child?> - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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