Feasibility Study of Barrier Enhancement for Eczema Prevention

The purpose of this protocol is to determine the feasibility of doing larger follow-up
studies examining whether emollients used from birth can prevent eczema in high-risk babies
and to help investigators find out if emollients (moisturizing skin creams) used from birth
can prevent eczema in high-risk babies. Hypothesis: Enhancing the skin barrier from birth
using emollients will prevent or delay the onset of eczema, especially in predisposed
infants.