Patient's question:
After the baby was born, the whole body was very yellow, and the eyes were also yellow. The doctor said the test results showed that the child had jaundice, but the doctor didn't give the child any medicine, just said to let the child get more sun exposure. But I feel that it's not very effective, and some medicine is still needed. So I want to ask, what should be done about jaundice in newborns?Doctor's answer:
Based on your description, here is the answer. If the infant develops jaundice within 24 hours, it is considered pathological jaundice and requires treatment at a higher-level hospital. Most pathological jaundice is related to the mother's blood type. If the mother is type O blood, then if the child is type A or B blood, the probability of pathological jaundice is relatively high. I suggest you go to the hospital for examination and treatment based on the situation. Here, we usually perform intravenous fluid treatment and blue light irradiation.