Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Contents; Contributors; Skin Structural Development; Microbiology; Acid Mantle; Sebaceous Glands; Neonatal Pigmentation; Eccrine Sweating in the Newborn; The Cutaneous Vasculature in Normal and Wounded Neonatal Skin; Prematurity; Electrical Properties of Newborn Skin; The Biology of Vernix; Bathing the Term Newborn: Personal Cleanser Considerations; Aesthetics of Newborn Skin: Biophysical Aspects; Transepidermal Water Loss; Percutaneous Penetration; Adhesion and Newborn Skin; Environmental Interactions; Index
Summary
Presenting the most appropriate cleansing techniques and astringent selection for proper neonatal care, the second edition of this text should practitioners and researchers understand the effects of accidental percutaneous absorption in the newborn
