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These images show infants covered with fetal sebum
The baby’s skin has a protective covering called vernix caseosa. It is white in color and resembles soft cheese in feel. For this reason, fetal sebum forms in the womb, and fragments of it stay attached to the baby’s skin after birth.
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These images show infants covered with fetal sebum
The baby’s skin has a protective covering called vernix caseosa. It is white in color and resembles soft cheese in feel. For this reason, fetal sebum forms in the womb, and fragments of it stay attached to the baby’s skin after birth.
![](https://page2.movingworl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/93k-630x359.jpg)
These photographs show newborns covered in fetal sebum
The baby’s skin has a protective covering called vernix caseosa. It is white in color and resembles soft cheese in feel. For this reason, fetal sebum forms in the womb, and fragments of it stay attached to the baby’s skin after birth.