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===Hair=== [[File:Baby hairy head DSCN2483.jpg|thumb|Thin brown hair of a one-year-old infant girl]] Some newborns have a fine, downy body hair called [[lanugo]]. It may be particularly noticeable on the back, shoulders, forehead, ears and face of premature infants. Lanugo disappears within a few weeks. Infants may be born with full heads of hair; others, particularly [[White people|Caucasian]] infants, may have very fine hair or may even be bald. Amongst fair-skinned parents, this fine hair may be blonde, even if the parents are not. An infant's hair color and texture can change: red can give way to blond, curly can go straight, and thick, dark hair could reappear a lot sparser and lighter.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} The [[scalp]] may also be temporarily [[bruise]]d or swollen, especially in hairless newborns, and the area around the eyes may be puffy.
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