A group of pediatricians in New Jersey was surveyed on how they were applying the American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 guidelines for newborn hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice). More than 70% of respondents ...
Although neonatal jaundice is common, acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus (i.e., chronic bilirubin encephalopathy) are rare. Universal screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is ...
Universal newborn screening for G6PD deficiency and severe hyperbilirubinemia at a tertiary center in Jerusalem Objective Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a major risk factor for ...
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 ...
A two-decade global analysis finds deaths from extreme neonatal jaundice fell 66 percent since 2003, but South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa still account for 90 percent of fatalities from this ...
Researchers in Hong Kong have started a randomised controlled trial to observe whether probiotic supplements taken by pregnant women can reduce the incidence of neonatal jaundice. Expectant mothers ...