Neonatal skin care

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Skin care practices play an important role in the health of well new-borns and hospitalized neonates. Fortunately, for many aspects of neonatal skin care, there exist evidence- or consensus-based recommendations to guide best practices. Preserving the skin integrity of the neonate is important to maintain the function of the skin, protect against potential wounds and avoid skin disorders in the future. a competent epidermal barrier is necessary at the time of birth for maintaining fluid homeostasis in the extra uterine environment. The epidermal permeability barrier resides in the stratum cornea, the outermost layer of the skin. There, it is mediated by lamellar bilayers composed of hydrophobic lipids; principally fatty acids; cholesterol; and ceramides, located in extracellular spaces of multiple layers of tightly knit, anucleate corneocytes, which are girded with a protein-rich and keratin-rich cornified cell envelope.