Pregnancy Week by Week Series Jun 2, 2008
- Vernix is Beginning to Form this week. - Your Baby Responds to Sound. (Suite101.com)
Pregnancy timeline Apr 27, 2007
The foetus develops a waxy coating called vernix. The scan can show the foetus in fine detail and often reveal if the baby is a boy or a girl. (BBC News -- Health)
Newborn Hearing Screening Feb 5, 2007
Fluid or vernix in ear, which are very common in newborns, particularly in the first 24 hours of life, can cause false positive, as can an active or fussy baby. The hearing screenings can also lead to false negatives, such as when there is an isolated low-frequency (under 1000 Hz) hearing loss. (Suite101.com)
The Straight Dope® Aug 18, 2006
Various endogenous and swallowed sources: mucus, bile, intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo (fine body hairs that are normally shed before birth), and vernix caseosa (a lubricating sebaceous secretion of the skin). Fetuses usually don't pass meconium until after birth, but doing so in the womb isn't rare. (City Pages)
No-mow Grass May Be Coming To Your Yard Soon May 7, 2006
-- Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix) is a woody shrub growing to 3 m tall. All parts of the plant contain a toxic resin called urushiol that causes skin and mucous membrane irritation. (Science Daily)
