The 1 Reason You Should Never Kiss A Newborn

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6731d92c1e00002000bcd85c.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="" data-caption="" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Tim Bish via Unsplash" /></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>“Don’t kiss your newborn relative” sounds like a pretty harsh piece of advice, but according to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr/video/7435732877733678368?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">doctor Karan Rajan</a>, it’s got a strong scientific basis. </p><p>In a<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr/video/7435732877733678368?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> recent TikTok</a>, the doctor stitched a video of an aunt who put clingfilm around her mouth before giving her sister’s child a smooch on the forehead. </p><p>“You’ll be shocked how many people don’t know this, and this information is massively important” <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr/video/7435732877733678368?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he explained</a>.</p><p>“If you own a tiny human or regularly come into contact with one,” he said, there are “rules of baby visiting club”.</p><h3><strong>Which are?</strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr/video/7435732877733678368?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Rajan says </a>most of us know to wash our hands before touching the child. </p><p>But he adds, “do not kiss a newborn unless you’re their parent or main carer”.</p><p>Even then, he says you should refrain from giving them a peck on the forehead if you’re infected or don’t feel well. </p><p>“This