Patient's question:
Baby was born six days ago, weighing over six jin, with yellow eyes, able to eat and drink, plump and very cute. The doctor said the baby has neonatal jaundice and needs timely treatment, otherwise the consequences will be serious. I want to ask the doctor, what is neonatal jaundice?Doctor's answer:
After the baby is born, under normal circumstances, physiological jaundice may reappear around 5-7 days. However, this type of jaundice is very mild and usually disappears within about two weeks. But for some babies, if the jaundice is severe, timely treatment is needed. Severe jaundice can affect the baby's liver function, so it's best to check the child's liver function. If there are no abnormalities in the liver function, then only a period of oral medication to reduce jaundice is required. If the condition is severe, hospitalization and treatment with blue light therapy may be necessary.