What are the most common skin conditions in newborns?
It’s very common for newborns to have rashes or other skin problems. Some of them have long names that are hard to say and sound scary. But most will go away on their own in a few days or weeks. Here are some of the things you may notice about your baby’s skin. • It looks like pimples. • Babies often get pimples on their cheeks, noses, and foreheads. This baby acne may show up during the first few weeks of life and usually clears up on its own within a few months. Baby acne has nothing to do with whether your child will have acne problems as a teenager. • Tiny white spots very often appear on a newborn’s face and gums during the first week. The spots are called milia (say “MIL-ee-uh”). Sometimes they also appear on the roof of the mouth (palate), where they are called Epstein pearls. Milia go away by themselves in a few weeks and aren’t harmful. • The baby’s skin looks blotchy. • During the first day or two of life, many babies get harmless red blotches with tiny bumps that sometimes c
