Patient's question:
Main facial jaundice in newborns: Onset time: Test results: Previous treatment and effectiveness: Facial jaundice in newborns, it is said that eating more and defecating more can alleviate the jaundice. However, after five days, there is still a slight jaundice. How should we comprehensively prevent and treat it?Doctor's answer:
① Jaundice usually begins to reappear 2-3 days after birth.② Jaundice gradually fades, reaching its peak on the 4-6th day, and then gradually decreases.
③ For full-term newborns, jaundice generally disappears within 2 weeks after birth, while for premature infants, it usually disappears within 3 weeks.
④ The degree of jaundice is generally not severe, and the skin color appears pale yellow. Jaundice is often limited to the face and upper body. When jaundiced, the child is usually in good condition, with normal body temperature, appetite, urine and stool color, and normal growth and development.
⑤ Laboratory tests show that serum bilirubin is 2 mg/dL lower than normal but still below 12 mg/dL. If a child's jaundice falls into this category, parents need not worry.