Objectives: To analyse if the currently used jaundice action charts are evidence based. Methods: We contacted 72 neonatal units in the Great Britain and enquired about the unit guidelines for ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification of ...

image: Association between pesticide usage during pregnancy and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment: The Japan Environment and Children's study. view more The data of 61,751 pregnant women ...

Neonatal jaundice is a condition in which there is an abnormal elevation in serum bilirubin levels in a newborn infant. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment, created during the breakdown of senescent red ...

Smartphone screening: The neoSCB app is used to screen a Ghanian newborn for neonatal jaundice. The colour card seen in the photo is not required for the app, but was used to investigate ambient ...

One in eight newborn babies has a gene variant that almost completely protects against jaundice. The research provides the opportunity to develop a treatment that can prevent severe cases of jaundice.

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 weeks ...

Richard Hansen receives funding from the Chief Scientist Office, Scotland; NHS Research Scotland; National Institute for Health Research; Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity; Crohn's in Childhood ...

Race: East Asian, Arabic, Chinese, Mediterranean (parental risk for G6PD deficiency and other inheritable disorders) Family history of elevated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., Gilbert's disease ...