Health
Why a Newborn's Skin Colour Looks Unusual and When It's Normal
The skin of a newborn is not the smooth, uniform pink that parents might expect. In the first days and weeks, it can turn yellow, mottled, blotchy, or...
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Meconium and Vernix in Newborns: What They Are and Why They Matter
Two substances are almost universally present at a baby's birth -- meconium (or the expectation of it shortly after) and vernix. Both are normal, both...
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Caring for Skin Folds in Newborns and Infants: Preventing and Treating Irritation
Babies have a particular topography that creates skin care challenges: all those gloriously rounded rolls and creases are also environments where mois...
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Newborn Skin: What Is Normal and How to Care for It
The skin of a newborn is one of the most commented-on things in those first days and weeks — often by concerned parents who have noticed something tha...
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Common Newborn Skin Conditions: What's Normal and What Isn't
Newborn skin looks nothing like the skin of an older child or adult. It arrives covered in vernix caseosa, undergoes peeling and flaking in the first...
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Milk Spots (Milia) and Other Newborn Skin Conditions That Look Alarming but Aren't
The photographs of newborns in baby books and advertisements show smooth, poreless, perfect skin. The reality for most newborns is rather different. T...
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Newborn Skin Care: What Products to Use (and What to Avoid)
The baby skincare market is enormous and the claims on product labels are frequently misleading. "Natural," "organic," "dermatologically tested," and...
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