neonates
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among those who satisfy all of the following and do not meet any of the exclusion criteria, those who have consented to this study. (1) A child born at the National Center for Child Health and Development (or planning) and their mother (2) Less than one week after birth
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Parents cannot understand Japanese (2) Children with obvious serious underlying disease (3) Any other person deemed to be inappropriate by the attending physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Water content of stratum corneum and specific molecules (natural moisturizing factor, urea, urocanic acid, ceramide, cholesterol, etc.) measured by confocal Raman spectroscopy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2. Stratum corneum pH 3. Water content of stratum corneum 4. TEWL 5. breast milk factor (TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2,IgA, lactoferrin) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Center for Child Health and Development Division of Dermatology