Patient's question:
My friend gave birth to a child in the hospital two days ago. The child looks particularly yellow. Now that the child has been three days old, it's still like this. So, I would like to ask, what is the normal value for newborn jaundice after three days?Doctor's answer:
In general, in this case, the normal value of jaundice in full-term newborns is 12.9. Clinical jaundice, without other symptoms, resolves within 1-2 weeks. Neonatal jaundice is a common condition in newborns. Approximately 85% of full-term infants and the vast majority of preterm infants develop jaundice within the first week of birth. Physiological jaundice refers to the gradual increase in serum bilirubin from 17-51 micromoles per liter (1-3 milligrams per liter) within 24 hours after birth to 86 micromoles per liter (5 milligrams per liter).