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hormonal effects in newborns…

 

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hormonal effects in newborns, pseudomenses, witch's milk, newborn breast swelling, exposure, mother's hormones, birth, withdrawal from them at birth, temporary conditions, newborn, in the womb, a fetus is exposed to many, the chemicals present, in the mother's blood stream, placenta acts, a barrier to many substances, others freely, partially enter the fetal blood stream, maternal hormones, among those chemicals that penetrate the placental barrier, have an influence on the fetus, pregnancy the hormone estrogen is particularly high, the hormone that causes, breast enlargement, in the mother, similar influences, commonly found in newborns, boys, girls, by the third day after birth, effects, breast enlargement is temporary in an infant, common concern among new parents, growth is short-lived, should subside by the second week, the hormones, cleared, newborn's system, breasts should not be squeezed, massaged, could result in an infection under the skin, abscess, enlargement, some discharge, nipples, too, common, no concern, disappearing, 2 weeks, discharge, witch's milk, newborn girls, initially have prominent labia, the estrogen exposure, also experience a type of vaginal discharge, pseudomenstruation due, withdrawal, the maternal hormones, discharge is white, occasionally tinged, blood, condition is common, should not last beyond the first week of life.



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