Emerging treatments

Breast milk

In a randomized clinical trial, the topical application of human breast milk was found to be as effective as 1% hydrocortisone cream in infants with diaper rash.[21] Further studies are required before this can be recommended as a treatment. In a subsequent RCT that enrolled newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit, barrier cream appeared to be more effective than human breast milk for the treatment of moderate to severe diaper dermatitis.[22]

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