(MENAFN- The Conversation) Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo. The term comes from the Latin word“lana,” meaning wool. In some babies ...

Sydney: Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo. The term comes from the ...

Sydney: Sydney University and Alka Kothari, The University of Queensland Sydney, Nov 26 (The Conversation) Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo.

Statistics indicate that 11 percent of new born babies in the country are premature.