Whether or not skin peeling is normal in newborns should be determined on a case-by-case basis. It may be a normal physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by pathological factors leading to disease, which is not normal at this time. 1. Physiological phenomenon: before and after the birth of newborns, due to changes in the living environment, the skin may have different degrees of dehydration, easy to appear the phenomenon of peeling, at this time there may also be accompanied by a grain rash, is a common physiological phenomenon, generally peeling symptoms disappeared, the grain rash will also disappear. 2. Pathological factors: there are some diseases that can also lead to neonatal desquamation, such as neonatal exfoliative dermatitis, infections and so on. When the newborn is infected, in addition to the symptoms of peeling skin, there may also be peeling skin parts of the redness, fever, some newborns will appear to cry, this is not normal phenomenon. Newborns who have peeling skin phenomenon, excluding physiological factors, should promptly consult the doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and timely treatment, so as not to delay the condition.