Diaper Rash

 Written by: Muhammad Arif Rahimi

Babies need more care than adults because finding their health problems is not easy. As babies' body resistance is low; therefore, they are more prone to diseases and other health problems. One of these problems is diaper rash.

AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some mothers and two pediatricians about this problem.

Wazhma Faqirmal, a resident of Maidan-Wardak province says, “I am the mother of one daughter and two sons. My daughter was suffering from diaper rashes around her armpits, neck, and on her thighs. Later she was suffering from itching of them and she was always crying.”

Another mother, a resident of Maidan-Wardak province says, “One of my nieces was suffering from red diaper rashes. Those rashes had irritation and she had no sleep at day and night.”

Child specialist, doctor Muhammadullah Khairkhwa says, “Diaper rash is caused by wetness or the acidity of a baby's urine and feces. It has irritation and appears on the skin around the mouth or the chest, armpits, thighs, and face. If not treated on time, it might become big sores and suffers the babies more.”

What do some mothers think about the causes of diaper rash on babies?

A mother from Khost province says, “if a child gets wet and the mother doesn’t take care of him/her, the child might suffer from diaper rash.”

Another mother says, “If a mother does not change her child’s diaper in the summer for a long time, the child might suffer from diaper rash.”

Doctor Khairkhwa says, “The main cause of diaper rash is not paying attention to the cleanliness of babies’ clothes; Leaving a wet or dirty diaper on for a long time; and if the baby is not wiped after urinating or poop.

 In the mentioned cases, as the baby's skin is so sensitive, the microbes infect it very soon. Wrapping baby in more clothes in hot weather might clause the diaper rash.”