Sentences with phrase «natural vernix»

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The vernix should always be left to absorb naturally as it acts as a natural moisturizer and protects against infection in the first few days.

Removing vernix from the skin gets rid of a natural insulating layer which can cause heat loss to be far more rapid.

For example, vernix acts as a protective barrier, while in the uterus, from liquids, but it also acts as a skin cleanser, moisturizer, safe and natural antimicrobial, temperature regulator, and antioxidant for the newborn after delivery.

In the hospital, where many of the most drug - resistant microorganisms are found, washing away the natural protective coating, the vernix, from the newborn's skin seems like the opposite of what should be normal protocol.

For example, vernix not only acts as a protective barrier, while in the uterus, from liquids but it also acts as a skin cleanser, moisturizer, safe and natural antimicrobial, temperature regulator, and antioxidant for the newborn after delivery.