2007-01-15 06:59:07 · 4 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
1. to sterilize anything that might need sterilizing,
2. to get that person in the kitchen and out of the way!!
2007-01-15 08:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We had a planned home birth. I think they used it to make hot compresses (cloth) to put on me after to help with tearing. It's not for sterilizing hands, it would burn hands! I read one book where there was a very unhelpful father present and they put him in charge of something like that to keep him busy and make him feel useful.
2007-01-15 15:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by jen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's just to kill any germs on the 'deliver-er's" hands. But that's just my guess. Don't forget "lot's of towels, too"
2007-01-15 15:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by davelibby321 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To sterilize something to cut the cord. (Knife, scissors, etc.)
If you're having a PLANNED homebirth with a midwife there's no water boiling involved. :-)
2007-01-15 15:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋