Jaundice in Newborns

While working at one of the inner city hospitals in New York City, I had the burden of telling a mother that her new born will not go home as planned because baby’s skin is too yellow—jaundiced and that the baby needed to be treated with light {phototherapy}.

After hearing my assessment, the mother broke down and began crying. ‘This is not a cause to cry for’, I said, ‘your baby will be okay’. I went on to tell her about the baby’s condition and what I intended to do about it.

There is a long list of what can cause jaundice in the newborn.

This article addresses only the commonest kind of jaundice occurring in the newly born baby.

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