What causes infant jaundice

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Neonatal jaundice may be physiological or pathological. If it is physiological jaundice, it can disappear without special treatment. Pathological jaundice is caused by disease, so that the metabolism of bilirubin is abnormal, what causes infant jaundice, let me tell you.

What causes infant jaundice

First: physiological jaundice: it is a unique phenomenon in the neonatal period. Because the fetus is in the intrauterine hypoxia environment, the red blood cells in the blood are generated too much, and most of these red blood cells are immature and easy to be destroyed. After the fetus is born, the bilirubin is generated too much, which is about twice that of adults; On the other hand, due to the immature liver function of newborns, bilirubin metabolism is limited, resulting in jaundice in newborns for a period of time.

Second: breast milk jaundice: because of breast milk, is a special type of pathological jaundice. Because pregnant diol hormone is contained in breast milk, it can inhibit the activity of glucuronosyltransferase in the liver of newborn, so that bilirubin in the blood can not be metabolized and excreted in time, and the concentration increases, resulting in yellowing of skin and sclera of newborn.

Third: hemolytic jaundice: the most common cause is ABO hemolysis, which is caused by the incompatibility between the mother and the fetus. The mother's blood group is O, and the fetus's blood group is a or B. the jaundice is more serious; Others, such as maternal blood group A, fetal blood group B or AB; Maternal blood group B and fetal blood group A or AB are rare, and jaundice is mild. It is reported that the incidence rate of ABO blood group incompatibility hemolytic disease is 11.9%.

matters needing attention

In peacetime to pay attention to healthy diet, do not eat spicy food. Ensure adequate sleep and improve sleep quality. Strengthen physical exercise and improve physical quality. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest.