Why does the baby not give jaundice?
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Neonatal jaundice is mainly manifested as yellowing of skin and eyes. The harm of this disease to patients is very great. Six of 10 newborns will appear, but it is usually not serious, and most of them can subside by themselves. Now let's talk about why babies don't have jaundice?.
Why does the baby not give jaundice?
First: jaundice is mainly caused by the increase of bilirubin in the baby's blood. Bilirubin is the product of destruction of red blood cells; There are many reasons can cause neonatal jaundice, one of the more common is physiological jaundice, the reason is that neonatal red blood cells are more, broken ring more, and the baby's liver on bilirubin clearance ability is poor; Physiological jaundice usually begins to appear within 1 week of birth, usually does not need treatment, and gradually subsides 10-14 days after birth.
Second: jaundice caused by other reasons is called pathological jaundice, and sometimes it is more serious. For example, hemolytic jaundice caused by blood group incompatibility between mother and baby will cause a large number of red blood cell damage, resulting in increased bilirubin, and jaundice will appear within 24 hours after birth.
Third: breast feeding prone to jaundice, the reason may be some enzymes in breast milk through milk to the baby, and then interfere with the baby bilirubin metabolism. Generally, jaundice begins to appear in 3-8 days after birth, reaches the peak in 1-3 weeks, subsides in 6-12 weeks, and stops breast feeding for 3-5 days. Jaundice obviously alleviates and subsides, which is helpful for diagnosis.
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The most common method is to put the baby in the phototherapy box. The main function of phototherapy is to turn bilirubin into water-soluble and excrete it through bile and urine. Although most physiological jaundice will subside by itself, sometimes phototherapy should be considered if bilirubin is high. In case of severe jaundice, sometimes exchange transfusion may be needed.
