Prevention and care of neonatal jaundice

If you want to understand the prevention and care of neonatal jaundice, you must first understand what neonatal jaundice is. Neonatal jaundice is due to impaired bile pigment metabolism, resulting in increased bilirubin levels in plasma. Below we will introduce the relevant details to you in detail to help you better prevent and care for it.

50% of newborns may develop jaundice after birth, often because the baby's liver cannot metabolize bilirubin quickly. It first appears in the head and can spread throughout the body as bilirubin levels rise. Babies who have a birth injury during delivery may develop jaundice because more blood breaks down at the site of injury to form more bilirubin. Premature babies are also more prone to jaundice because of their immature livers. Other causes such as infection, liver disease, and blood type incompatibility can also cause jaundice, but they are less common.

To prevent pathological jaundice in newborns, attention should be paid to preventing infections such as toxoplasmosis and rubella virus during pregnancy, especially preventing viral infections in the early stages of pregnancy; preventing the occurrence of sepsis after birth; and vaccinating newborns with hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Parents should closely observe changes in their children's jaundice. If any signs of pathological jaundice are found, timely diagnosis and treatment should be sought.

1. Things that mothers need to pay attention to during pregnancy:

1. Fetal jaundice is often caused by the pregnant mother being invaded by damp heat, which affects the fetus, resulting in fetal jaundice after the fetus is born. Therefore, during pregnancy, the pregnant mother should pay attention to a moderate diet, not eating raw or cold food, not being too hungry or too full, and avoid alcohol and spicy and hot foods to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach.

2. If a woman has given birth to a baby with fetal jaundice, she should take preventive measures during her next pregnancy and take Chinese medicine on time.

2. Things to note after the birth of a newborn:

1. Closely observe the baby's scleral jaundice after birth. If jaundice is found, it should be treated as soon as possible, and the color changes of jaundice should be observed to understand the progress of jaundice.

2. Pay attention to observe the systemic symptoms of babies with fetal jaundice, such as lethargy, drowsiness, difficulty sucking, restlessness, strabismus, limb rigidity or convulsions, so as to detect and treat seriously ill children early.

3. Closely observe changes in heart rate, heart sounds, anemia level and liver size to prevent and treat heart failure at an early stage.

4. Pay attention to protecting the baby's skin, navel and buttocks clean to prevent damage and infection.

5. When blood exchange therapy is needed, the air in the ward should be disinfected in time, blood and various medicines and items should be prepared, and the operating procedures should be strictly followed.

The above is the prevention and care of neonatal jaundice. Sometimes parents’ carelessness may also cause this symptom. If this happens, get checked and treated right away. Let your children get more sun and drink more water. For more knowledge, please follow the editor at any time. The editor will continue to contribute sincerely to everyone.