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Billirubin level in new born

2022-07-30 13:47:55
Hello doctors.. My baby is 5 days old... His billirubin level was 11.7 in 48 hrs... But after 1 day photo therapy this was reduce to 9.7..today I see his eyes and gums turn little yellowish... Is this alright???
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Nothing to worry. You can recheck if you feel it's increasing. Actually eyes will the last place for the yellowness to disappear in newborn jaundice
Next Steps
give adequate feeds which will definitely help in clearing bilirubin levels
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watch for progression or rebound jaundice and better to have a follow up after a week

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