do babys have blue eyes when they are born ? and if so why ?

Question: do babys have blue eyes when they are born ? and if so why ?
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  babies,
  blue,
  eyes
Asked by to Mo Rassul, John, Del, Catherine on 19 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by esmelski.
- Catherine Mansfield answered on 19 Mar 2014:
  
  ‘Melanin’ is the pigment that gives eyes a brown colour. A person with brown eyes would have much paler eyes when they are born because the melanin has not yet been deposited in the eyes. For the first year after birth the eyes will slowly become brown and darker.

Question: do babys have blue eyes when they are born ? and if so why ?