Patient's question:
When my baby was just born, he had jaundice. The doctor asked me what my blood type was. But I felt a bit annoyed. Do they really need to know my blood type for newborn jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Physiological jaundice generally does not require special treatment, while pathological jaundice needs blue light therapy to resolve the jaundice. If you are concerned about hemolytic jaundice, you need to check the blood types of the mother and the newborn. Neonatal jaundice refers to the condition during the neonatal period where abnormal bilirubin metabolism leads to elevated bilirubin levels in the blood, resulting in the yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera. It is the most common clinical issue in newborns. Take the child out to bask in the sun more often.