In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be termed physiological. It affects around 60% of term babies and around 80% ...

The tragedy of its occurrence is compounded by the fact that, if newborn jaundice and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are detected early, kernicterus is completely preventable. All newborn infants are ...

Newborn baby with neonatal jaundice and high bilirubin hyperbilirubinemia under blue UV light for phototheraphy. (representative image) Source: iStockphoto / phakimata/Getty Images/iStockphoto New ...

Most of them, however, only take a single point of reference such as the forehead to determine if the newborn has jaundice. In fact, a newborn with jaundice can have varying degree of yellowness ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The extent of Jaundice (icterus) with Baby. [Getty Images] According to Dr Adnaan Mustafa ...

SINGAPORE – Most parents are familiar with jaundice, a condition that affects 60 per cent of full-term babies and up to 80 per cent of those born prematurely, which gives the newborn’s skin ...

Reckitt Nigeria and The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), in a collaborative initiative, will screen over 9,000 infants for ...

SINGAPORE: Parents may soon be able to scan for signs of jaundice in their newborns from the comfort of home via an app developed specifically for the skin tones of Asian babies. Neonatal jaundice ...

(e) Respond to parental concerns of newborn jaundice, poor feeding, lactational difficulties, and change in behavior and activity. (f) Provide ongoing lactational support in breast-feeding babies ...

According to Dr Adnaan Mustafa, Consultant Pediatrician at The Nairobi West Hospital, infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 ...