Neonatal jaundice primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of neonatal jaundice include breastfeeding of the infants and avoidance of dextrose water supplementation of the breastfed infants.

Primary Prevention

Effective measures recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the primary prevention of neonatal jaundice include the following:^[1]
- Breastfeeding of the infants 8-12 times per day, inadequate breastfeeding leads to jaundice development
- Avoidance of dextrose water supplementation of the breasfed infants

References

↑ American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia (2004). “Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation”. Pediatrics. 114 (1): 297–316. PMID 15231951.

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[pmid15231951-1] American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia (2004). “Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation”. Pediatrics. 114 (1): 297–316. PMID 15231951.

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