When a baby is first born, there is a layer of oil on the surface of the skin, a yellowish-white substance formed by secretions from the skin and epithelial cells. If the baby is not washed after birth, over time, these secretions and dirt gather together to form thicker scabs. It is usually not painful or itchy, and has no apparent effect on the child’s health. This is very common in infants and will be present for some time. The scabs are somewhat greasy to the touch and will peel off. Most of them will heal naturally and are temporary in nature. Health effects 1. The scabs are hard and close to the fontanelle, which will limit the buffering function of the fontanelle stretching, and if the baby has an increased intracranial pressure encephalopathy, the fontanelle will lose its role in buffering high pressure. 2, in addition, the milk scab covers the fontanelle, covering the fontanelle, so that the doctor can not timely find dehydration (fontanelle depression), intracranial pressure increase (fontanelle full expansion) and other important signs, and even affect the diagnosis and treatment. 3, the scabs hide dirt, and also affect the treatment of head trauma, and easily lead to infection. It’s true that you can’t blindly uncover newborn scabs because they are very similar to eczema, so you must first identify whether the ones growing on the top of the head are eczema. Eczema is one of the most common skin diseases in infancy, and the broken parts of eczema should not be washed with water, especially not with hot water and soap, but can be wiped with sterilized vegetable oil or paraffin oil, the application of medicine should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, if blindly uncovered, can lead to skin infections in babies. In addition, also pay attention to never use your hand or comb to hard comb the scab, because through violent means, it will lead to the baby’s delicate scalp breakage, leading to infection.