What are the dangers of blue light exposure for infant jaundice?

If the baby has physiological jaundice, no treatment is needed, just let him get more sun exposure. If it is pathological jaundice, he needs to be treated with blue light. It is very safe as long as the eyes and reproductive organs are protected when using blue light. However, some babies may occasionally have symptoms of fever or diarrhea, which are all normal.

Although blue light exposure for neonatal jaundice is safe, it still has side effects:

1. Occasionally, symptoms of fever, rash, and diarrhea may occur.

2. Blue light irradiation will irradiate the jaundice on the surface of the newborn's skin. After a period of time, the deep jaundice will appear on the surface of the baby's skin. This is not a recurrence of jaundice, but a normal phenomenon. The baby's discomfort symptoms will disappear after the irradiation stops.

Blue light is the safest and most direct way to treat neonatal pathological jaundice

Although blue light irradiation for neonatal jaundice has certain side effects, it is the most direct, safe and effective treatment method for infants with pathological jaundice.

1. Bilirubin converted by blue light can be excreted from urine.

2. Bilirubin converted by blue light irradiation can also be excreted from the stool.

The purpose of blue light treatment for neonatal jaundice

The purpose of blue light therapy for neonatal jaundice is to convert indirect bilirubin into water-soluble substances that can be excreted through the baby's urine.

Because indirect bilirubin cannot be excreted naturally from the urine, only direct bilirubin is water-soluble and can be excreted from the urine. Bilirubin converted by blue light irradiation can also be excreted from the urine. These two pathways can accelerate the disappearance of jaundice.

Symptoms of neonatal jaundice during blue light exposure

During the period of neonatal jaundice exposure to blue light, the baby will show the following symptoms:

1. During the period of blue light exposure, the color of the newborn's stool will turn yellow-green, and the color will be darker than before the blue light exposure. This is due to the excretion of bilirubin, so parents do not need to panic.

2. In addition, the frequency of bowel movements of newborns will increase, which is also beneficial to the excretion of bilirubin.

3. Blue light will convert direct bilirubin into a substance called bilebrown, which will then appear as a bronze color on the baby's skin.

1. If jaundice is not particularly serious, it only needs to be exposed to blue light for 24 hours. Of course, during this period, you must ensure that the newborn is fed, diapers are changed, etc. at any time.

2. If the jaundice of the newborn is more serious, the exposure time can be extended to 48 hours, up to 72 hours. Blue light exposure for newborns is very safe, and you only need to protect the areas that need to be protected.

3. It is very safe for newborns to be exposed to blue light, but you need to be careful to protect the baby's eyes and external genitalia during the exposure process.