Neonatal jaundice is extremely common. Dr. Joanne Band, a pediatrician in charge of the Duke Full-term Nursery at Duke, discusses jaundice -- its physiological and pathological features and treatments ...

The diagnosis of jaundice in their newborn baby is often very frightening to new parents. They immediately begin to think something is very wrong with their infant, and may not be fully informed about ...

Known as physiological jaundice, jaundice in newborns is quite normal and usually passes without complications. It occurs when there is too much bilirubin or yellow pigment in the blood. When red ...

Mrs Piara Begum (not a real name) paid a visit to me in our out patient department in the morning with a 3 days old boy in her lap. The boy was deeply jaundiced and unable to suck. This was her fourth ...

One of the significant causes of jaundice in newborn babies is the underdeveloped liver, that is unable to remove the excess bilirubin produced. The condition, though not harmful for the baby, can ...

play videoA medical practitioner at the Police Hospital, Dr. Edward Akosah Danso A medical practitioner at the Police Hospital, Dr. Edward Akosah Danso, has emphasised that while neonatal jaundice is ...