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Jaundice in new born

2024-11-15 09:35:23
Dear doctor ,Mu baby is 7 days old an he had mild jaundice an doctor asked me to keep him in photo theyrpy for 2 days an after 2 days ,they did blood test an said it's normal now ,we have come home now an i still see his face yellow ,Attaching the picture below ,pls tell me ,Thank you
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Jaundice (yellow color) may last upto 10 to 14 days. Adequate feeding and stooling will help to reduce the level

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Jaundice in newborn is normal. Some babies may require treatment of phototherapy if the levels are high. Nirmally it settles within first 2 weeks.

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It will get settled down by soon. Facial yellowing takes some time to disappear Look for pale coloured stools and staining of diapers, lethargy

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