Cause of pathological jaundice?
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Some time ago, a friend of mine just gave birth to a baby. When her baby was just born and still in the hospital, the baby would cry day and night. At that time, it was late for her to let the baby start sucking nipples, so the baby couldn't eat, so the baby would cry all the time. They didn't notice that the baby was yellow on the body and face, Later, when the doctor came to check, he said that it should be neonatal jaundice. He suggested that they go to the maternal and children's Hospital for another comprehensive examination. They went to the maternal and children's Hospital for pathological jaundice. So why does the newborn suffer from pathological jaundice?
Cause of pathological jaundice?
First of all, many newborns suffering from pathological jaundice, is born, is brought out from the womb, mainly because the fetus in the uterus caused by virus infection, of which cytomegalovirus is the most common, virus infection through the placenta to the fetus or through the birth canal delivery was infected.
Secondly, the newborn suffered from pathological jaundice, a small part is due to breast-feeding breast-feeding jaundice, mainly due to a kind of breast milk called jaundice β- The activity of glucuronidase is too high, which leads to the increase of bilirubin reabsorption in the intestine and leads to jaundice. Generally, after stopping feeding for three days, jaundice will decrease.
Finally, the newborn with pathological jaundice, mainly due to hemolytic disease of the newborn, the main reason is the blood type incompatibility between the fetus and the mother, the common is that the mother is type O blood, and the child is type a blood or type B blood, so the mother is type blood, to do a good job before pregnancy.
matters needing attention
The cause of neonatal pathological jaundice is special and complex, so parents should pay special attention to it. When the child's skin appears yellowish, it must be treated in time, and ensure that the child has enough sleep.
