Patient's question:
The baby has been born for five days. Today, I went to the hospital to check the jaundice level. The doctor said the jaundice level was high and recommended hospitalization for treatment. My friend said that soaking in a medicinal bath is quite good, so I want to consult if it's good for newborn jaundice to soak in a medicinal bath?Doctor's answer:
Almost every newborn has jaundice symptoms after birth, which usually disappear within a week. Regardless of the type of jaundice, bathing with medicine only has a supplementary effect. Physiological jaundice can be treated by letting the child get more sunlight and drink more water to promote metabolism. Pathological jaundice requires blue light therapy. Bathing with medicine for newborn jaundice also has a certain effect, but it still needs to be combined with medication. There are many causes of newborn jaundice, possibly due to impaired bile excretion or the production of bilirubin.