Newborns often do not have the perfect skin we expect. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains some of the common skin conditions that newborns face, including seborrhea—often referred to as cradle ...

Caring for your newborn's skin is essential to ensure their health and well-being. A newborn's skin is much more delicate and sensitive than an adult's, so it's necessary to take precautions to avoid ...

Parents of newborns have enough to worry about, and they can most likely add newborn skin ailments to that list. Nearly 20 percent of newborns contract eczema, and roughly 60 percent of newborns — ...

A baby’s skin is achingly adorable, sensitive, delicious-smelling, and oh-so-soft. But there’s much more to it than that. The structure of baby skin is distinctly different from adult skin. It’s a ...

Dr. Mia Armstrong is an ABMS board certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Healthline spoke with her about how to care for your baby’s skin and common skin care ...

As a new parent, one of the first things you notice about your newborn is how soft their skin is. It hasn’t been exposed to environmental pollutants, sun or any of the other things that can toughen it ...

Ahead, shop 13 of the best baby shampoos according to dermatologists and vetted by our team of editors who are moms.

It might be possible to develop a simple test to identify newborn children who are at risk of later developing atopic dermatitis (AD), according to findings from a Danish prospective birth cohort ...

In the 1950s, the American psychologist Harry Harlow provided a stark demonstration of the importance of a mother’s touch. He famously – and controversially – showed that rhesus monkeys would rather ...

“Kangaroo care,” the practice of cuddling newborns directly against a parent’s bare skin, is known for its benefits, such as the regulation of the baby’s body temperature and heart rate. It is also ...