A newborn baby's liver does not remove bilirubin as well as an adult's does. Jaundice (JON-diss) happens when bilirubin builds up faster than the liver can break it down and pass it from the body.

However, infants with extremely high bilirubin levels may require treatment with phototherapy. In these cases, jaundice treatment in newborns is vital to help prevent kernicterus. Breastfeeding or ...

See a healthcare provider if your newborn's jaundice lasts longer than three weeks. The first sign of high bilirubin levels in adults is jaundice, yellowing of the eyes and skin. The skin may turn ...

For many new parents, seeing their baby’s skin or eyes turn yellow just days after birth can be alarming. This yellowing, known as jaundice ... the baby’s bilirubin levels with a quick ...

In a study, maternal age was statistically significant with regard to the child’s serum bilirubin levels 21. Mothers aged above or equal to 30 years constituted a greater risk for the development of ...

All newborn infants are at risk for newborn jaundice, which when unmonitored or untreated can progress to excessive bilirubin levels. Because newborn infants are discharged as healthy from well ...

The effects of clinical factors and variants of the UGT1A1 gene on serum bilirubin levels were determined. Outcomes were ARDS risk and mortality. Results: During 60-day follow-up, 326 patients with ...

Neonatal jaundice is a common condition characterised by yellowing of the skin and eyes, caused by high levels of bilirubin in a newborn’s blood. If left untreated, it can lead to severe ...

Phototherapy (PT) is the standard treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia. It prevents the need for exchange transfusion (ET) by lowering total serum bilirubin (TSB). In many resource constrained ...

Abstract: This study explores the feasibility of using an RGB camera to estimate the bilirubin level of neonates with an emphasis on applications within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), aiming ...

1 Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA 2 Department of Pediatrics, William ...