Patient's question:
Does jaundice in newborns affect the child's health? When my baby was three days old, a pediatrician came to check if the baby had jaundice. They said the baby's jaundice level was high. Does jaundice in newborns affect health?Doctor's answer:
Neonatal jaundice can affect a child's health, depending on whether it is caused by physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice. If the jaundice is high but does not improve with hospital treatment, it will not affect the baby. If the jaundice is relatively high and untreated, bilirubin encephalopathy may affect the baby's nervous system development and may also increase the burden on liver function. It will subside within a certain period of time, and it has no significant impact on the baby's health.