Patient's question:
Does jaundice in newborns affect the child's health? When my baby was three days old, a pediatrician came to check if the baby had jaundice. He said the baby's jaundice level was high. Will jaundice in newborns affect health?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice can affect a child's health. It depends on whether it is caused by physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice. If the jaundice is very high, but the improvement from hospital treatment does not affect the baby. If the jaundice is relatively high and untreated, bilirubin encephalopathy may affect the baby's nervous system development. It may also increase the burden on liver function. It will subside within a certain period of time. It has no significant impact on the baby's health.