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Jaundice
in Newborns
| Q.
Can you give me the latest information on what the acceptable levels
of jaundice are for a newborn before they need to be on bili lights?
Our last doctor had our baby on the bili lights at home for levels
of 17-18 but I have heard that that has changed. I'm currently pregnant
and would love to successfully breastfeed and I think staying away
from the lights would help. A.
Healthy full term babies are probably not threatened
by bilirubins under 30 or more.
There has been a recent news release about the dangers of jaundice
and it is filled with some of the worst science reportage I have
seen in a long time. If your new baby is born near term, healthy,
breastfeeding well and looking good, there is no need to draw
blood and certainly no need to worry about a day three bili of
18. Jaundice can be a sign of poor breastfeeding and warrants
attention not blood tests!
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