More than 15 years in the making, the revised AAP Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation was released in 2022. A key ...

No further areas of the guideline will be updated at this time. This surveillance proposal does not impact on the previous decision to update the NICE guideline on total serum bilirubin (TSB) ...

One in eight newborn babies has a gene variant that almost completely protects against jaundice. The research provides the opportunity to develop a treatment that can prevent severe cases of jaundice.

Yellowish skin in newborns can be a sign that your little one has neonatal jaundice. It doesn’t look pretty, but jaundice in newborns is really common and rarely needs medical assistance to heal ...

In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be termed physiological. It affects around 60% of term babies and around 80% of preterm babies in the first week of their lives. Clinicians need to ...

Did our AI summary help? One of the most common conditions that is observed in newborns within the first week of life is neonatal jaundice. It presents as a yellowish discolouration of the skin and ...

Race: East Asian, Arabic, Chinese, Mediterranean (parental risk for G6PD deficiency and other inheritable disorders) Family history of elevated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., Gilbert's disease ...

Parents often experience anxiety when their newborn is diagnosed with jaundice. Fortunately, the majority of jaundice cases in infants are benign and can be effectively managed with prompt medical ...

Maggie Aime has over 25 years of experience in healthcare and as a nurse across specialties including oncology, kidney transplant, cardiology, and more. She leverages her rich healthcare experience to ...