It
is recommended that information should be given to parents at the time of
discharge. Parent should be advised to contact a health care professional if
their baby becomes jaundiced, baby’s jaundice is worsening, jaundice is
persisting beyond 14 days, and their baby is passing pale stools. This
information should be provided through verbal discussion backed up by written
information. Care should be taken to avoid causing unnecessary anxiety to
parents or carers.
is recommended that information should be given to parents at the time of
discharge. Parent should be advised to contact a health care professional if
their baby becomes jaundiced, baby’s jaundice is worsening, jaundice is
persisting beyond 14 days, and their baby is passing pale stools. This
information should be provided through verbal discussion backed up by written
information. Care should be taken to avoid causing unnecessary anxiety to
parents or carers.
Care for Babies:
Identify
babies as being more likely to develop significant hyper-bilirubinaemia if they
have a previous sibling with neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy
gestational age under 38 weeks, mother’s intention to breastfeed exclusively
and visible jaundice in the first 24 hours of life. Mother is advised to follow
expert advice about care for babies with a conjugated bilirubin level greater
than 25μmol/l because this may indicate serious liver disease.
babies as being more likely to develop significant hyper-bilirubinaemia if they
have a previous sibling with neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy
gestational age under 38 weeks, mother’s intention to breastfeed exclusively
and visible jaundice in the first 24 hours of life. Mother is advised to follow
expert advice about care for babies with a conjugated bilirubin level greater
than 25μmol/l because this may indicate serious liver disease.
Mother
of jaundice breast fed babies should be encourage to breast feed frequently and
the baby woken to feed if necessary.
of jaundice breast fed babies should be encourage to breast feed frequently and
the baby woken to feed if necessary.
