Neonatal jaundice risk factors

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

Common risk factors for neonatal jaundice include maternal risk factors and neonatal risk factors. Common maternal risk factors include mother of Asian race, usage of oxytocin during labor, exclusive breastfeeding, and prolonged labor. Neonatal risk factors include family history of siblings received phototherapy, ABO blood group incompatiblity, preterm neonates, and cephalhematoma. Less common risk factors for neonatal jaundice include maternal age more than 25 years, siblings with jaundice, male neonates, and black race neonates.

• Common risk factors for neonatal jaundice include the following:^[1][2]

• Less common risk factors for neonatal jaundice include the following:
  • Maternal age more than 25 years
  • Siblings with jaundice
  • Predischarge total bilirubin in the intermediate high risk zone
  • Male neonates
  • Black race neonates

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