Patient's question:
After my child was born, I had him undergo a jaundice screening test. While accompanying him and his siblings for the check-up, I discovered that his jaundice level reached 9.3. I was concerned that this might be quite serious. Is a jaundice level of 9.3 in newborns severe?Doctor's answer:
Hello, what you described is that the jaundice index of the child does not exceed the normal maximum value of physiological jaundice. Under normal circumstances, children will have physiological jaundice after birth, which generally appears 2 days after birth and gradually weakens within 7 days, with the jaundice index not exceeding 12.9. Now the child's condition is normal, I suggest you don't be too nervous, you can let the child drink some glucose water appropriately, which is beneficial for the disappearance of jaundice.