In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be termed physiological. It affects around 60% of term babies and around 80% ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification ...

The tragedy of its occurrence is compounded by the fact that, if newborn jaundice and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are detected early, kernicterus is completely preventable. All newborn infants are ...

Infant jaundice occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin (bil-ih-ROO-bin), a yellow pigment of red blood cells. It usually occurs because a baby's liver isn't mature enough ...

The app analyses skin colour to predict bilirubin levels in multi-ethnic Asian newborns. Singapore General Hospital, in collaboration with SingHealth Polyclinics and national HealthTech agency ...

SINGAPORE – Most parents are familiar with jaundice, a condition that affects 60 per cent of full-term babies and up to 80 per cent of those born prematurely, which gives the newborn’s skin ...

SINGAPORE: Parents may soon be able to scan for signs of jaundice in their newborns from the comfort of home via an app developed specifically for the skin tones of Asian babies. Neonatal jaundice ...

is a condition characterized by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood of newborns, leading to yellowing of the skin and eyes. This condition can arise from various genetic factors ...

A study was undertaken to determine the relative risks of exchange transfusion and of kernicterus for given levels of serum bilirubin in newborn infants. The mortality due to exchange transfusion ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The extent of Jaundice (icterus) with Baby. [Getty Images] According to Dr Adnaan Mustafa ...