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My baby is 12 days old and he has jaundice having 12.2 points serum bilirubin. Consulting Dr is saying that this range is normal. Kindly guide
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult.  Your doctor is absolutely correct as long as your blood group is not O or any Rh negative , and baby is more than 2.5 kg. And baby developed this jaundice At least after 5 days of age.
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