Infant jaundice isn't rare, but severe cases can cause brain damage if not properly treated. This app lets parents screen ...

Phototherapy: use to treat hyperbilirubinaemia according to threshold graph. Consider intensified phototherapy ... or within 18 hours for babies with risk factors for neonatal jaundice (table 1). It ...

Jaundice in term and near-term (35 to 37 week) infants is generally benign, however, concern has surfaced in recent years regarding reemergence of kernicterus in this patient population.

Neonatal jaundice is a frequently observed occurrence in full-term newborns and typically manifests between 48 and 96 hours following birth. Early-onset jaundice is primarily induced by pathological ...

Although galactosaemia is a common metabolic liver disease in childhood, it is a rare cause of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring intervention. We report an unusual case of neonatal galactosaemia ...

Jaundice is a condition that leads to the yellowing of the skin and eyes. It is common in both babies and adults. However, ...

The new guidance from National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)1 on recognition and treatment of neonatal jaundice is discussed in this review. Maternity units across the UK have ...

In terms of neonatal jaundice, a meta-analysis confirmed that massage therapy has a dose-response effect on reducing bilirubin levels in affected infants. The analysis of 20 studies indicated that ...

For the first two to three weeks of their lives, infants have to undergo screening for neonatal jaundice (NNJ). It typically involves frequent clinic visits, which is not only inconvenient ...

Conjugation of bilirubin and delivery to the intestine doesn't necessarily lead to excretion of the substance. Neonatal intestines contain beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme capable of reducing ...