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Newborn skin red 17 days
Hi my baby was born at 37 weeks and today it is his 17th day he is having mild jaundice and we put him under direct sunlight for the same during morning his skin is constantly red since some days please let me know the reason and whether it is something to worry about
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Greetings it's normal that the baby gets   jaundice but value matters if the child is looking so yellowish kindly check the bilurubin
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