[The condition of the skin system of the newborn infant on the first outpatient return after hospital discharge].

The objective of the study was to verify the condition of the tegument of the newborn in the first attendance to nursing follow-up after hospital discharge and to detect the actions undertaken by the mothers in the care of the newborns' skin and mucosa. The data were obtained through physical exam performed in 40 newborn in March and April of 1989. The problems most frequently identified were related to stump and skin rash caused by diapering. Daily bathing and the application of alcohol 70% on the stump were the practices most frequently utilized in relation to the skin.