The first thing that parents need to know about infant rashes is that they are very common so common, in fact, that parents should almost expect them.
Rashes occur in infants of all ages, from newborns to toddlers.
Still, it helps if parents are aware of some of the various rashes that can trouble their young child. The Very First Rashes About 60 percent of full-term newborns develop erythema toxicum, a red blotchy rash that can appear anywhere on the body, except on the hands and feet. Although no one knows what causes erythema toxicum, it lasts about a week, goes away without treatment and leaves no scars. Another common newborn rash is milia, tiny white cysts or bumps that form on the forehead, nose, cheeks or in the mouth. Milia forms when skin cells get trapped in the superficial layers of skin.