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High jaundice

2018-01-08 13:24:56
Hi...my niece is 8 days old.she have jaudice from last 3 days....starting jaundice was 19.6 which was very high..after that it was 17.2 nd when they test 3rd time it was 25.8..so they changed thier blood...after changing blood jaundice was 8 but now it increases to 18..please tell why jaundice is inceasing...nd also abt childs future health..
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Dear user,           Bilirubin of baby is high. Measures taken are good. A second blood exchange can be planed.        Impact of high in direct bilirubin  do some times occur to brain.

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