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Netherlands, March 29th:
Now you can pamper your baby’s skin even before it is born. Researchers at Leiden University in Netherlands have come up with a kind of artificial buttery coating that may help protect and nurture a developing fetus.

A baby spends nine months soaking inside a womb. While it lives in a watery and warm environment, it still manages to develop skin fully equipped for protection in a cold, dry, bacteria infected world.