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Jaundice neonatorum (newborn yellow) is the condition of the emergence of a yellow color in the skin and cornea in the newborn because of bilirubin (bile pigment) in skin and cornea as a result of elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood (hiperbilirubinemia).
When the birth of new babies have a lot of chemicals in the blood include bilirubin. Infant heart take a few days to describe this substance that causes jaundice.
Symptoms, the baby’s skin will look green-yellow or white part of the baby’s eyes will look yellow
Almost all newborn babies will be yellow in the day-to-3. That is why, all babies should be examined levels of bilirubin in the blood on that day. Normally, bilirubin levels are 0-1 mcg. However, until day 7, levels may be up to 12 mcg.
Your baby’s skin color should return to normal after a few days or a week. Breastfeeding may help, because breast milk contains many natural substances that can protect from disease.
If your baby was jaundice for more than two weeks, consult your doctor mother.
Of course we wonder, how the color yellow can occur, either in the process of natural (physiological) and yellowish color associated with the disease?

Basically a yellowish color in the newborn may occur for several reasons, among others:

* The process of solution of red blood cells (erythrocytes) are excessive.
* Disruption of transport processes of bile pigment (bilirubin).
* Disturbance merger process (conjugation) of bile pigment (bilirubin) with protein.
* Disturbance of bile pigments expenditure process (bilirubin) with water.

Medical
To prevent yellow in infants and consequently need regular pregnancy tests, using the means of delivery and inadequate health personnel, and improving environmental factors to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection. In laymen, yellow in infants can be seen from changes in the white part of eye color.

Safe limits for the baby yellow when bilirubinnya levels not more than 12 mg / dl. If bilirubin levels above 20 mg / dl, the baby should exchange transfusion for bilirubin is not attached to the brain. “If the late treated, can damage the brain so that the babies have growth disorders, such as intelligence or less,” said Hindra.

Therefore, there are laboratory tests necessary to find out the cause and take blood samples to monitor bilirubin levels. If the normal yellow, just dried in the sun. However, if bilirubin levels are too high, doctors giving more fluids and put a yellow baby under phototherapy lights to solve the excess of yellow pigment in infants.

According to Sears, the doctor can provide a more friendly way to reduce jaundice called Bili-blanket. So, the baby wrapped in a blanket containing a solution of jaundice solvers so that she can hold and feed their babies who are receiving phototherapy. Babies are no longer separated from his mother in the isolation room under phototherapy lights. This treatment allows faster yellow baby out of the hospital.