Babies who are born premature, or even slightly early may have thin white hair covering their body and face. This hair is called lanugo, and normally falls off before or shortly after delivery of full term babies.
Lanugo is the name for the hair that grows on the body that is lacking fat, in order to [...]
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All babies have meconium and will dispense of it through bowel movements at some point, hopefully after they are born. Meconium is the result of the first bowel movements from a newborn, and it includes cells, mucus, bile, amniotic fluid and lanugo that has been stored in the baby’s intestines while in utero. It is [...]
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Babies who are born premature, or even slightly early may have a thin white hair covering their body and face. This hair is called lanugo, and normally falls off before or shortly after delivery of full term babies.
Lanugo is the name for the hair that grows on the body that is lacking fat, in order [...]
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