Newborn jaundice

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Erythroblastosis fetalis, photomicrograph

Jaundice infant

Exchange transfusion - series

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Newborn jaundice

Alternative Names:

Jaundice of the newborn

Prevention:

In newborns, some degree of jaundice is normal and probably not preventable. Prevention of disease-related jaundice is related to the specific disease.

Since babies are now sent home from the hospital quickly or are often born in settings like birthing centers, it is important for parents to be on the lookout for jaundice in their infants in the first few weeks of life.

Review Date: 7/17/2004
Reviewed By: John Goldenring, M.D., MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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