Patient's question:
My baby has only been born for about ten days, and jaundice has appeared on his body. Taking some medicine hasn't had much effect. Due to this illness, the baby has no appetite, and even if he eats, he will vomit it out. For more than ten days, he hasn't gained any weight at all. I want to learn about the nursing methods for newborn jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice, the first thing to consider is whether it is physiological jaundice. As long as it is not severe, it can usually disappear completely within 2 weeks. If the jaundice is relatively severe or persists without resolving, it is pathological jaundice and requires hospital treatment. If there are no other complications, the symptoms you described should be physiological jaundice. Pay attention to keeping the newborn warm, appropriately advancing feeding, providing sufficient water and energy, and promoting the early discharge of meconium to reduce enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin, which can alleviate the severity of physiological jaundice.