Suggest Treatment For Jaundice In An Infant

Posted on Wed, 24 Dec 2014

Question: My baby born on 26-nov at 13:37
Yesterday we did jaundice test and it came at 13:39 doctor admitted her in nursury for 2-3 days..
Please suggest

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
don't worry. will settle with phototherapy

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
Usually jaundice is common in newborn babies.
The physiological jaundice increases in the first three days and settles within a week. It is mainly because of immature liver metabolism which will improve on its own.
In some babies it will be above the cutoff value requiring phototherapy.
But don't worry. No other treatments are required.
Do let me know further details
1. Term or preterm baby?
2. Mother and baby blood group?
3. Anybodies problems baby has currently apart from jaundice?

Wishing your child good health.
Regards Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Arun (3 hours later)

Thanks Dctor.. Please find below detail

Its pre term due date was 30-dec however baby born on 26-nov.

Mother, child and i all three are O Positive

No other problem as of no
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Answered by Dr. Arun (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
should settle soon. Don't worry

Detailed Answer:
It looks like exaggerated physiological jaundice.
It will settle with few days of phototherapy

Don't worry

Regards Dr Arun

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj