Patient's question:
My baby, now it's just 10 days old. I don't know if it was jaundice from birth, as the face is more yellow, quite noticeable. I don't know if if my wife has been breastfeeding all along, the left side of the body is more yellow.What kind of help I need: How long does newborn jaundice usually last before it disappears?
Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice is very complex.1. Briefly, jaundice is a phenomenon where the skin and sclera turn yellow due to elevated bilirubin levels in the body. The severity of neonatal jaundice is related to the amount of IgG antibodies produced by the mother, the degree of fusion between antibodies and fetal red blood cells, and the fetal compensatory ability. ABO hemolytic disease has a wide range of clinical diagnoses, and Rh hemolytic disease is often more severe than ABO hemolytic disease.
1. Fetal hydrops: The newborn has generalized edema, pale skin, often with pleural and peritoneal effusions, hepatosplenomegaly, and anemic heart failure.
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