The Dangers of Kissing Babies on the Lips.
Kissing a newborn baby on the lips can cause the baby to die due to neonatal herpes, warns Nikki Jurcutz, an expert from infant care company Tiny Hearts Education. Herpes can cause shortness of breath, severe breathing problems, and even death in infants whose immune systems are not fully developed. Jurcutz suggests several precautions to minimize the risk of babies getting herpes, including not kissing the baby's face or hands, wearing a face mask to cover cold sores, and using hand sanitizer before holding the baby.