Patient's question:
Recently these past few days, my body has been getting heavier and heavier. Without any warning, I had abdominal pain from time to time, and then the baby was born. When the baby was born, the doctor told me that the jaundice was quite severe. I want to consult what causes neonatal jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Hello, neonatal jaundice refers to a condition during the neonatal period where abnormal bilirubin metabolism leads to elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood, resulting in symptoms characterized by yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera. It is the most common clinical issue among newborns. Neonatal jaundice is categorized into physiological and pathological types. Physiological jaundice generally does not require special treatment, while pathological jaundice needs to be treated with blue light therapy to reduce bilirubin levels.