Yellow face in newborns

There are many common problems for newborns. To solve the problems for newborns, we must first understand the problems. Many parents try to improve their baby's problems without understanding the problems. This is of no help to the baby and will cause many diseases in the baby. It is common for newborns to have yellow faces. What are the causes of yellow faces in newborns? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have some understanding.

Yellow face of newborn baby causes:

After the baby is born, the originally rosy white skin may turn yellow one day during the neonatal period. This is neonatal jaundice. It is caused by a buildup of bilirubin in the body. Under normal circumstances, as newborns establish breathing after birth, the blood oxygen concentration increases, and too many red blood cells are destroyed. In addition, the newborn's liver is immature, which easily leads to an increase in bilirubin concentration. This is physiological jaundice. It usually occurs in full-term newborns around 2 to 14 days after birth, and in premature newborns it can be extended to 21 days after birth. However, in some pathological conditions, jaundice may also occur, namely pathological jaundice.

Common pathological jaundice includes the following:

1. Hemolytic disease of the newborn, which is caused by the incompatibility of blood types between mother and child;

2. Infections caused by various pathogenic microorganisms, such as cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B virus, Staphylococcus aureus infection, etc.;

3. Congenital biliary atresia also leads to bilirubin excretion disorders (obstructive jaundice).

In addition, because breast milk contains β-glucuronidase, which can lead to increased enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin, breastfed newborns may develop jaundice for this reason, which is called breast milk jaundice.

After understanding the cause of yellow face of newborns, when alleviating the yellow face of newborns, we must proceed according to the cause of the newborn. And it should be noted that if the problem is very serious, parents should take comprehensive care of the baby during the treatment process, which will be of great help in alleviating the baby's disease.