Objectives: To analyse if the currently used jaundice action charts are evidence based. Methods: We contacted 72 neonatal units in the Great Britain and enquired about the unit guidelines for ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification of ...

Newborn babies diagnosed with jaundice in Scotland can now receive vital treatment from the comfort of their own homes, ...

The Hospital at Home service run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde means infants who meet the criteria do not need to return ...

One in eight newborn babies has a gene variant that almost completely protects against jaundice. The research provides the opportunity to develop a treatment that can prevent severe cases of jaundice.

image: Association between pesticide usage during pregnancy and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment: The Japan Environment and Children's study. view more The data of 61,751 pregnant women ...

Smartphone screening: The neoSCB app is used to screen a Ghanian newborn for neonatal jaundice. The colour card seen in the photo is not required for the app, but was used to investigate ambient ...

As hospital maternity stays have grown shorter in recent years, the majority of babies have suffered no ill consequences from being released with their mothers 24 to 48 hours after delivery. However, ...

Race: East Asian, Arabic, Chinese, Mediterranean (parental risk for G6PD deficiency and other inheritable disorders) Family history of elevated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (e.g., Gilbert's disease ...