Abstract

REVIEW ARTICLE ON NEONATAL JAUNDICE HYPER BILIRUBINEMIA

Prof. Komal Chavan, Dr. Kavita Kulkarni and *Karan Gyanba Waghmare

ABSTRACT

The most prevalent morbidity in the neonatal period is hyperbilirubinaemia, and 5–10% of neonates need medical attention forpathological jaundice. Physiological jaundice in newborns exclusivelybreastfed differs from that of those fed artificially. The approachincludes guidelines from the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP)for treating jaundice in a full-term newborn.

Keywords: Hyper bilirubinemia, Hemolysis, circumstances, Immunoglobulin, Bilirubinometer, Exchange transfusion, cephalhematoma, eliminating bilirubin, fetal hemoglobin, total serum bilirubin (TSB).