background: inadequate milk intake during the first year of neonate’s life can result in weight loss, severe hyperbilirubinemia, and sometimes hypernatremia. in this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between neonatal weight loss and hypernatremia in term breastfed infants with idiopathic jaundice, as well as the necessity of sodium concentration measurement in newborns with idiopath...

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is a prevalent clinical problem which affects 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates. Garlic is the most well-known remedy used in Iraq for the treatment of jaundice. To test the effectiveness of garlic necklace in the treatment of neonatal jaundice.Methods: This cohort study was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Al Zahraa Teaching Hos...

OBJECTIVES To explore whether mothers currently express concerns about neonatal jaundice and perceive it as a serious condition; if so, to identify factors influencing these perceptions; and to elicit maternal recommendations for improved health care interactions. DESIGN Ethnographic interviews using grounded theory methods. Audiotaped data were transcribed and analyzed for themes using a qua...

Cases of severe neonatal jaundice not due to incompatibility or prematurity but associated with glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6PD) deficiency were described independently by workers in Italy (Panizon, 1959; Panizon and Meo, 1959; Panizon, 1960a, b; Segni, 1959) Singapore (Smith and Vella, 1960) and Greece (Doxiadis and Valaes, 1960; Doxiadis, Fessas, and Valaes, 1960; Valaes, Fessas, and...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Cholestatic jaundice in early infancy is a difficult diagnostic problem. Early diagnosis is important for proper management. This retrospective study was conducted to find out the etiology and clinical profile of neonatal cholestatic disorders in Bangladesh. SETTING Tertiary-care hospital in a developing country. METHODS Clinical profile and cause of cholestatic ill...

This study aimed to determine the gaps of knowledge and practices of care of neonatal jaundice among Malaysian mothers. It was a cross sectional study of 400 mothers who attended the obstetric clinics or were admitted to the obstetric wards of a general hospital. They were surveyed with a structured set of questionnaire. The results showed that a majority (93.8%) of them knew about neonatal jau...

Cholestatic jaundice and elevated liver enzymes are uncommon, but recognized, manifestations of neonatal thyrotoxicosis. Current guidelines for evaluation of cholestatic jaundice and reviews in Neonatology literature do not discuss hyperthyroidism in the differential diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice. We report two cases of neonatal thyrotoxicosis secondary to neonatal Graves’ disease that pres...

Neonatal jaundice is seen in up to 60% of full-term infants and 80% of preterm infants during the first week of life. While it is often considered as a single clinical entity, neonatal jaundice is a physical finding associated with many possible etiologies. Jaundice is observed when the pigment bilirubin accumulates in the skin, sclera and other tissues. The importance of correctly identifying ...