Why do they put vaseline on newborns eyes?

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Ultrablendz · Answer 1 · 2018-05-20T22:18:29+0000

What the nurses put on newborn's eyes is not Vaseline but erythromycin. Erythromycin is a antibiotic that the nurses put on the baby's eyes to keep the babies from getting eye infections.

Why do they put vaseline on newborns eyes?

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