Patient's question:
These days, I've always felt that my daughter isn't quite herself. My mother-in-law says she has jaundice. What are the reasons for high neonatal jaundice?Doctor's answer:
For the child's condition, parents should carefully distinguish what type of illness it belongs to. Newborns have an excessive number of red blood cells, and when red blood cells are destroyed, they produce excessive bilirubin. Bilirubin is the direct cause of jaundice, so newborns may have high jaundice levels. Additionally, incompatibility between the mother and child's blood types can lead to the accumulation of bilirubin in the newborn's body, making it difficult to excrete. Pathological jaundice may also be caused by diseases in newborns, such as asphyxia, premature birth, or infections, which can result in excessively high jaundice levels in newborns. Breastfeeding can also lead to the accumulation of bilirubin in the newborn's body, causing high jaundice levels in newborns.