Treatment For Jaundice In Newborns

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The cause of jaundice is a yellow bile pigment called bilirubin, which is carried in the blood and deposited in the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera (whites of the eyes). The result is that these areas of the body turn yellow.

Anything that causes a significant increase in the amount of bilirubin in the blood will lead to jaundice.

More than 25 percent of all healthy, full-term newborns become slightly jaundiced, usually on the third or fourth day of life. In premature babies the incidence of...

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