Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes, is a very common condition in newborns. In fact, about 60 percent of infants get jaundice within several days of birth. It can occur when babies have a ...
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, but ...
Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, due to inadequate health worker recognition of jaundice or lack of proper diagnostic equipment, is common in developing countries ...
Infant jaundice, where a baby’s liver can’t remove blood toxins, is potentially fatal. Doctors recognize it as an unusual yellow hue in a baby’s skin and eyes, but what if you’re a nervous parent far ...