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Newborn Jaundice

Published by: Southstar Drug
We have seen babies in television commercials who reflect luminous and flawless skin  ­­ making us imagine how our babies would probably have the same fair skin too!  However, these things are not always true to life. ​Many normal, healthy newborns have  a yellowish tinge to their skin or sometimes on the white of the eyes. This is known as  newborn jaundice. Jaundice is one of the most common conditions that can affect newborn babies. It's  estimated 6 out of every 10 babies develop jaundice, including 8 out of 10 babies ​born  prematurely​ (babies born before the 37th week of pregnancy). However, only around 1  in 20 babies has a blood bilirubin level high enough to need treatment. The symptoms of newborn jaundice usually develop two to three days after the birth and  tend to get better without treatment by the time the baby is about two weeks old. Other symptoms of newborn jaundice can include: yellowing of the palms of the hands or soles of the feet dark, yellow urine – a newborn baby's urine should be colourless pale­coloured poo – it should be yellow or orange...
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