What are the benefits of leaving the vernix caseosa on baby?

Essentials Of Human Development
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Chapter2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, And Birth
Section2.4: Labor And Delivery
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What are the benefits of leaving the vernix caseosa on baby?

  1. It helps you to tell when the baby is newborn or not
  2. It helps in bathing the baby
  3. There are no benefits
  4. Fights germs, infections, protects from birth trauma and controls baby's temperature
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