Patient's question:
At 5 days, the hospitalization was recommended because of jaundice. After three days of blue light treatment, the child was discharged. At one month, the child was still slightly yellow and could not receive vaccinations. The forehead measured 8 points, but after three days of medication, it dropped to 2 points. Is there any impact? Does high jaundice in children really cause them to become mentally retarded?Doctor's answer:
After the child is born, there is a physiological jaundice period, which returned to normal after treatment. The jaundice was severe throughout the month but not particularly severe. It may be related to breastfeeding. There is no need to be anxious, and it will not cause intellectual problems. The value of jaundice in children is not very high, and with a good psychological state, breastfeeding is good. If the child was not deprived of oxygen, asphyxiated, or had pneumonia at birth, there is generally no risk of bilirubin encephalopathy.