Patient's question:
After the baby was born, it was said that the jaundice level was relatively high. I want to know what newborn jaundice refers to and how to care for it?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice, need to go to the hospital to check if it is physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice. Pathological jaundice also depends on the severity. There are various methods to treat jaundice, such as emitting blue light, taking antipsychotic drugs, etc. In medicine, jaundice in newborns before the full moon (within 28 days of birth) is called neonatal jaundice. Neonatal jaundice refers to a disease where the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera of newborns turn yellow due to abnormal bilirubin metabolism, leading to increased blood bilirubin levels.