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
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
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
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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