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What's a neonatal physiological jaundice? my doc. says my 3 days old girl has signs of jaundice & kept under some kind of blue light & breastfeeding.
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Jaundice!: I am somewhat confused. Physiologic jaundice is expected and doesn't require treatment. Peaks between 3-5 dats old and is <12.9 level. As a normal physiologic mechanism the fetal hemoglobin changes to adult hemoglobin after the baby start breathing. That blood destruction and formation releases the precursors of bilirubin the yellow pigment. Several pathologic conditions may increase it further as
Answered 11/27/2017
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