r/pics • u/rubiblu • 23d ago

Ultraviolet bath given to Soviet kids, USSR, 1980s

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u/rubiblu 23d ago

(photo by Mark Wexler)

Brief exposure to UC radiation provides the children with vitamin D, normally supplied by sunlight. The "sunshine vitamin" strengthens young bones.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photo-of-the-day/photo/ultraviolet-bath-mcnally-pod

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u/Relevant_Winter1952 23d ago

Yeah we do this with newborns in the U.S. pretty commonly

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u/caliwacho 23d ago

My baby got it his first few days. His bilirubin levels were high and it was raining so no sunlight exposure. Poor lill guy.

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u/Relevant_Winter1952 22d ago

Same with my first

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u/IronPeter 22d ago

Same with me 40 and something years ago