Neonatal Jaundice Common Concern of New Parents

  Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SAGE University, Indore (M.P.) Neonatal jaundice is the most common condition that appears in the first few days in infants because of high bilirubin levels.   Mr. Jinendra Sardiya  Assistant Professor                                  Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SAGE University, Indore (M.P.) What is Neonatal Jaundice? Neonatal jaundice is a common and generally innocuous condition in which a new baby's skin and eyes look yellowish. Around 60% of babies are affected by it. It can occur when babies have bilirubin at a high level, a yellow pigment formed during the breakdown of Red Blood Corpuses (RBC). What is happening in neonatal jaundice? Typically, bilirubin passes through the liver and the liver only releases it into the intestinal tract. However, in Newborns, the liver is mostly weak,...