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COMPLICATION OF JAUNDICE

Severe jaundice, if left untreated, can cause serious complications.

Acute bilirubin encephalopathy

Bilirubin is toxic to cells of the brain. If a baby has severe jaundice, there's a riskof bilirubin passing into the brain, a condition called acute bilirubin

encephalopathy. Prompt treatment may prevent signicant permanent damage.

!he follo"ing signs may indicate acute bilirubin encephalopathy in a baby "ith

jaundice#

$istless, sick or di%cult to "ake

&ighpitched crying

Poor sucking or feeding

Back"ard arching of the neck and body

(ever

)omiting

Kernicterus

*ernicterus is the syndrome that occurs if acute bilirubin encephalopathy causes

permanent damage to the brain. *ernicterus may result in#

Involuntary and uncontrolled movements +athetoid cerebral palsy

Permanent up"ard ga-e

&earing loss

Intellectual impairment

PE!ENTION OF JAUNDICE

!he best prevention of infant jaundice is adeuate feeding. Breastfed infants

should have eight to /0 feedings a day for the rst several days of life. (ormula

fed infants usually should have / to 0 ounces +about 12 to 32 milliliters offormula every t"o to three hours for the rst "eek.

/. 4ntenatal care

0. 4void using drugs in pregnancy 5 intrapartum period #

Sulfa fura-ole

6ovobiocin

7xytocin, etc

1. Prevent hypoxia in fetus 5 neonatus

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8. 9: luminal for pregnant mother / ; 0 day before labor

arly feeding

?. Prevent infection

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