The most likely reason for the peeling of hands and feet in newborns is as follows: 1. The most likely reason is that children at this stage grow faster and have a particularly fast metabolism, so there is a separation between the dermis and epidermis of the skin, and the phenomenon of peeling occurs. If the child has no other abnormalities, no herpes, and no fresh skin exposed, this peeling can be left to heal naturally, just wipe it with a warm towel every day. 2, there may be exfoliative dermatitis, related to vitamin deficiency, you can generally apply vitamin E pills to the child, while taking a small amount of vitamin B orally. 3, some other less common cases, there may be sweating herpes, tinea cruris (a fungal infection). Tinea capitis (which is a fungal infection), are rare in the neonatal period, and hand, foot and mouth disease and Kawasaki disease are basically not seen in newborns.