Patient's question:
A friend of mine has had their child for 15 days, but the jaundice hasn't gone down yet, and it's still very severe. They are very worried and want to know what to do if a newborn's jaundice doesn't go down after 15 days.Doctor's answer:
I don't know if the child has been checked in the hospital. If the jaundice is severe, we must go to the hospital to check the jaundice index. If the jaundice index is too high, the doctor will choose medication treatment and combine it with blue light therapy. Although newborns have physiological jaundice, if it doesn't improve for a long time, it needs to be checked. High jaundice levels can sometimes be caused by poor liver metabolism. In this case, I recommend taking your child to the local hospital's pediatric department for examination to get a clear diagnosis before proceeding with treatment.