A woman who is about to be discharged after a vaginal birth notices a flea-like rash on her newborn's chest. The rash has tiny red lesions all across the nipple line. What does this rash indicate?

Answer: It is normal newborn rash

Explanation: Also known as erythema toxicum is a rash that occurs in newborn babies is a skin reaction in the form of a red spot or a rash. It can appear as a small stain on the face, and it can potentially spread throughout the body, for example on the chest, as well as on the limbs of the newborn. This skin reaction usually occurs between day 2 and week 2 and is harmless, cannot be transmitted, for example, as an infection, and clears after a few days. It can be treated because it has an irritating effect, with cold water soaking a cloth and placing it on the skin of a child with a rash for a maximum of ten minutes. You can also add some of the baby oil to a cloth and put it on skin of a child, or add some oil to a bath.

This rash is most likely is erythema toxicum, also known as newborn rash.

Explanation:

Erythema toxicum is also known as erythema toxicum neonatorum (ETN) or toxic erythema of the newborn - is a common rash seen in full-term newborns. It usually shows up in the first few days after birth and disappears within a week.

Up to half of all newborns will have ETN. The rash usually be on the baby's face, chest, arms, and legs,. It's a blotchy red rash with small bumps that may be filled with fluid. The fluid might look like pus, but there is no infection.