Jaundice in newborn infants

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At the time discharge from hospital I had advised by doctor to do Photo-therapy for five hours as my baby was having 12.7mg/dl of Bilirubin. Again they ask me to do the jaundice test their its came only 10.0 mg/dl & they told me that baby is normal now. I want a second opinion, shall i need to do a checkup with another pediatricians?

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Dr. Manoj S Thamke Pediatrician 21 yrs exp Mumbai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Manoj S Thamke

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Nothing to be done for this jaundice level . Baby will be fine, just keep feeding adequately

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