Patient's question:
A newborn baby's skin may appear slightly yellow, and I'm worried it might be jaundice. What is the normal range for newborn jaundice levels?Doctor's answer:
Jaundice is a common disease in newborns. The normal value of newborn jaundice is based on the reference index of serum bilirubin. As long as full-term infants do not exceed 204 μmol/L (12 mg/dL) and preterm infants do not exceed 255 μmol/L (15 mg/dL), it is normal. Additionally, physiological jaundice has little impact on appetite and mental state, and symptoms will naturally disappear within one month, except for yellow skin. Children with pathological jaundice not only experience skin changes but also cry, make noise, and refuse to breastfeed. In this case, parents must take the child to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.