To characterize vernix caseosa in newborn infants with respect to factors that influence vernix distribution on the skin surface, vernix effects on thermal stability, skin hydration, acid mantle ...

Vernix caseosa (vernix) is a white creamy substance covering the skin of the fetus during the last trimester of pregnancy. The function of vernix has long been debated but no consensus has been ...

From the very first moment your baby enters the world, nature has already prepared a gentle shield to protect them. That creamy, white coating you see on a newborn’s skin is called vernix caseosa. It ...

A parenting Facebook page is celebrating “birthday frosting” on newborn babies with a photo of a baby covered in vernix. The image, shared on Birth Without Fear on 28 February, shows a newborn baby ...

Vernix, also known as vernix caseosa, is a creamy white coating that develops on the unborn baby's skin at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. It is believed to act as a moisturiser, and protects the baby's ...