Newborns receive routine erythromycin eye ointment after birth to prevent pink eye also called ophthalmia neonatorum (ON).
➜ A newborn can only get ON from chlamydia or gonorrhea if the mother is infected at the time of the birth.
➜ Delaying eye ointment application for the first hour(s) can give you and your baby time to bond and have the very first feed undisturbed.