Newborn Baby Rashes on Face and Skin

As a pediatrician, I see many rashes on newborns. Most are benign and self-limiting. In this video, I cover 11 common newborn rashes!

Here is what you can expect in this video:
1:23: Milia
2:05 :"Stork Bites"
3:06: Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis or "Mongolian Spots"
4:13: Neonatal Acne**
8:20: Drool rashes
9:55: Erythema Toxicum
11:02: Cutis Marmorata
11:38: Cradle Cap/Seborrheic Dermatitis
13:42: Tip for managing benign rashes in newborns
14:40: Heat Rash
15:54: Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
16:39: Dry Peeling skin
17:56: Why do newborns always have blemishes??

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*Photo credit to sources and I so wish medical journals and imagery showed more of these common rashes on children who are darker-skinned.

****The information in this video is intended to serve as educational information and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If a parent or guardian is concerned about their child, it is their responsibility to seek medical attention with the child’s healthcare provider.****

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Keywords: doctor, pediatrician, newborn rashes, common newborn skin conditions, milia in newborns, neonatal acne, stork bites, cradle cap treatment, newborn skin care tips, baby rashes guide

[sihlanguradebe]

Wow. What an eye opener! The way you articulate and the provision of clear pictures make me yearn for more. Most importantly, your reassurance about eventual fate of these conditions just left me smiling.

[michelleellison]

This video is very informative and underrated. This Dr and her video deserves more likes. Will be sharing with the moms I know with newborns.

[pulanskie]

Very informative. I have a 6 weeks new born and we have noticed some of these skin conditions. Thank you so much.

[laurenolson]

Extremely helpful! I’m on baby number 4 and 10 years being the age gap. Never have I had my concerns explained in such a way I can fully understand and ease my concerns. I hope many parents can find this video and it can comfort and inform them properly!
Thank you doctor!

[Yomain]

This is really helpful video. My baby has the neonatal acne and I was so worried but I feel more relief after this video. Thank you.

[sandramilena]

Thank you Doc.
I have a 6 weeks baby girl and she has acne (like you described) love you’re explanation.
It makes me feel better.

every time I ask her ped she says “it’s normal and it’ll go away” but not explanation or what it is.

[Alich]

studying for step 2 ck and those pictures are really helpful.

[sinjo]

Very informative...my son has baby acne from day 10 it is still there on and off. Doctor said what you mentioned here and we are hanging in there for it to go on its own.

[SushiGoneWrong]

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful to have the reminder that oftentimes less is more!

[FortuneNdubuisi]

Nice teaching but my baby is a week old with heat rash am so concerned and worried 😢

[jayceebunso]

Thank you and thumbs up for this video…very informative and straightforward…really helpful for us new parents…🥰🙏🏻sharing it now to my husband and other mommies…

[mckenzietate]

I think my son has the heat rash 🥺 but the pediatrician thinks his rash is from him trying to get over the cold that we have

[hassanrajput]

Term neonatal acne has been replaced with neonatal cephalic pustulosis because sebaceous glands are not involved in the pathogenesis

[lifeofkadeshi]

I benefited greatly from this a neonatal RN

[meghashree]

My baby got red rashes all over the body and also on head. Sometimes it seems more prominent and sometimes it looks normal.

[StormiNyte]

This gave me so much relief. My baby has heat rash (im assuming from this video lol) and this helped me understand. Is it ok to occasionally put pure aloe on it?

[iiasnprncssii]

Thank you for the video! Love these informative videos

[taheamaitoi]

Loved this video. Very informative and helpful.

[cclover]

Can heat rash not be red? My newborn has rashes that looks like heat rash but they’re not red.

[sammubanga]

Thx for the info, my😂baby is going through the last one