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I am a grandma. Why does doctors advise hot water bath and refuse to give drinking water to new born babies?
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Hello, Warm water bath can surely be given. But feeding water before 6 months of age can lead to various infections in the baby. Mother milk has enough water vo tent in it ro prevent dehydration. Water is the major source of infection for any age group.
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