If it is a newborn baby, scabs on the scalp after birth is a normal phenomenon, is due to the end of pregnancy, the influence of the mother’s hormone level so that the baby’s sebaceous glands secretion, excessive oil secretion and lead to scabs on the scalp, this situation do not care, each time the baby bath with a soft brush gently brush the scab parts will make it fall off, you can also use olive oil to rub the scab parts, will soften it off. If your baby’s scalp is scabbed due to itching, eczema, or scratching, you can rub zinc oxide boric acid ointment and the scab will fall off on its own after a while, but if your baby has an itchy, thickened scalp with white or yellow scabs and hair loss after a week, you need to exclude scalp scabs caused by ringworm and go to the hospital for a fungal diagnosis, so you can rub the affected area with terbinafine hydrochloride ointment and pay attention to hygiene. The disease is contagious, so children’s hats and combs should be separated from other people’s to prevent infection.