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After the baby is born, many parents are happy to take care of this new life. If there is something involving the baby, parents will not take it lightly.
A few days ago, Bao's mother called me privately. She said that after the baby was born, the nurse held the baby and collected footprints. She asked the nurse what's the use of doing this? The nurse was very busy that day. No sooner had she said "leave the file" than she was called away by the doctor.
She's a little confused. First of all, she doesn't know what files the hospital keeps, and whether it is harmful to children. Secondly, why not keep the child's fingerprints instead of footprints in the file? Doesn't everyone sign documents and contracts with fingerprints?
A doctor friend of mine told me the answer to this mother's question. After listening to it, I think the hospital is really considerate.
1) Compared with hand skin, the skin of newborn feet is more mature.
Under normal circumstances, the skin of the newborn's feet will develop better, the lines will be clearer than the skin of the hands, and the palm prints will be recorded more accurately than the palm prints.
In addition, the newborn's hand is in a state of semi-clenched fist, and forcibly breaking it will easily hurt the baby's fingers, while the toes do not have this problem.
2) Be a "temporary id card". The baby has no permanent residency and is not a "black household".
When a baby is born, there is naturally no identity card and hukou. The hospital will collect the baby's footprints as the baby's identification. If the baby has any diseases in the future, you can call the archived footprints for help.
3) Prevent holding the wrong child with the wrong child, which is difficult for newborn babies to distinguish.
Children all look the same after birth, so it's hard to tell who they are. Leave footprints. If you take it wrong, you can compare it.
In addition, doctors do this to prevent people who are interested in changing their children, and think more about keeping their mothers and children. Footprints are a powerful tool to identify children.
4) Improve work efficiency, and footprints are easier to obtain than handprints.
Many children are born every day in hospital obstetrics, and it is also essential to collect palm prints. Even if the baby's palm can be broken, it takes time, not as easy as footprints.
5) Keep it as a souvenir for parents to record their children's arrival.
Pregnant and giving birth in October, many people are new parents and naturally happy. Footprints can be used as evidence that babies enter this world. The hospital also takes this into account and will leave copies of footprints for parents as souvenirs. Nowadays, many children will post their footprints after their "friend's moment" death. I hope that children can take solid steps in the future.
1: heel blood collection
After the baby is born, the nurse will take heel blood to determine whether the baby is healthy or to screen for diseases. The hospital does this to ensure the health of children and prevent them from dealing with any problems in a hurry.