Patient's question:
Weight: 3.5kg, Length: 51cm, No abnormalities were found, so we took her straight from the delivery room to the ward. Haha, knowing the baby was healthy, I breathed a long sigh of relief as I lay on the delivery bed waiting for the needle. However, during the week of hospitalization, nurses came every day to check my daughter's jaundice. At first, there was a bit, but the nurses said it was normal—every newborn baby has a little jaundice. In the following days, it persisted, but with a decreasing trend in the numbers, and the doctor said it was still within the normal range. Then I was discharged.During the postpartum period, I noticed my daughter's face was getting more and more yellow. On the day of her full moon, we took her to the hospital for a check-up. The jaundice was high, and I was wondering what kind of assistance might be needed: What could cause infant jaundice?
Doctor's answer:
How to treat jaundice in full-term infants? Jaundice, also known as yellow bile or yellow disease, is a symptom and sign characterized by the yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera due to elevated bilirubin levels in the blood. Certain liver diseases, gallbladder diseases, and blood disorders often cause jaundice symptoms. Typically, when the bilirubin concentration in the blood is below 2-3 mg/dL (34-51), these areas will again appear visually distinguishable in color. Currently, the main treatment methods are blue light exposure and the use of traditional Chinese medicine preparations.