Neonatal jaundice is extremely common. Dr. Joanne Band, a pediatrician in charge of the Duke Full-term Nursery at Duke, discusses jaundice -- its physiological and pathological features and treatments ...

The diagnosis of jaundice in their newborn baby is often very frightening to new parents. They immediately begin to think something is very wrong with their infant, and may not be fully informed about ...

Sometimes newborn babies may develop a yellow coloring of the skin, eyes, tongue and palms. This is called jaundice. Newborn jaundice occurs when a baby has high levels of bilirubin in the blood.

Jaundice is one of the most common health problems that affects newborn babies. It is characterized by the yellowing of the skin and eyes of the infant, which occurs when there is too much bilirubin ...

(CNN) – According to the centers for disease control and prevention about 60 percent of full-term babies have jaundice. Jaundice is yellow color of the skin it’s caused by the pigment bilirubin.

play videoA medical practitioner at the Police Hospital, Dr. Edward Akosah Danso A medical practitioner at the Police Hospital, Dr. Edward Akosah Danso, has emphasised that while neonatal jaundice is ...

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 ...

Sometimes newborn babies may develop a yellow colouring of the skin, eyes, tongue and palms. This is called jaundice. Newborn jaundice occurs when a baby has high levels of bilirubin in the blood.

Jaundice in the newborn baby is caused by an excess of bilirubin. Bilirubin in the blood is usually present in very small amounts. It contains the breakdown components of red blood cells. Normally the ...