The concept of marbled skin in infants is quite common. And no matter how beautiful it sounds, it is still a disease, sluggish and passing with time, which depends on many factors.
Sometimes, changing a newborn baby, we can notice a spotty pattern on his skin, where does it come from? The answer is that thermoregulation in infants at a low level and when changing clothes, their body temperature directly depends on the temperature of the environment, as a result, the body reacts violently to the contrast of temperature difference and manifests a spotty pattern, called in common people marble.
There are several reasons for the appearance of the marble pattern
- Babies lack a fat layer, so their blood vessels sometimes become congested with blood, which manifest as a meshwork that is clearly visible at cold ambient temperatures and takes on a pale hue at high temperatures. Over time, the vessels adapt.
- Sometimes with prolonged breastfeeding of an infant, the blood vessels begin to show through the skin, becoming congested.
- As a result of prolonged labor, some babies may also show marbled skin, as the head and cervical region were subjected to a lot of stress during delivery, overstressing the blood vessels.
- It is also not excluded that the effects of anemia or hypoxia of the fetus, can cause marble skin. Therefore, during pregnancy, you should carefully monitor your health. In case of aggravated anamnesis, doctors, determining the marble color of the skin of the newborn, in parallel, check the cardiac function of the child.
- Marble skin may be the result of a congenital feature. In such a case, it is a normal feature. Most often it is inherent in children living in cold climates. But even here you need to be careful and if the child with this skin manifestation, constantly crying without reason and irritated, it is worth contacting a neurologist.
Do any emergency measures need to be taken if an infant has marbled skin?
In the 94%, after 3 months, the marbling subsides on its own. The explanation is simple. As the infant matures and his body forms, his circulatory system also develops and stabilizes. It is very rare that marbled skin is retained until the age of 10 years or remains for life.
But, no matter what, parents should follow a number of recommendations for care. The child should be provided with all those conditions that will support its health at the appropriate level: disease prevention, hardening, nutrition, walks, physical activity, massage and many others.
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