Patient's question:
The baby is just 13 days old. It is said that a jaundice check-up should be done at the hospital around day 15. Since the child is so young, I don't know how the detailed jaundice check-up for newborns is conducted, so I'm very worried about the process, such as taking off clothes and drawing blood during the check-up. Hello, what exactly is checked during a newborn jaundice test?Doctor's answer:
The examination for neonatal jaundice is primarily conducted using instruments to test the newborn's skin for yellowing, without the need for blood sampling from the child, so there is no need to be overly concerned. Under normal circumstances, a jaundice meter is used to measure the jaundice levels on the child's face, chest, and abdomen to diagnose whether the child has pathological jaundice. If the child does have pathological jaundice, blood sampling will only be performed during further detailed examinations.