Question
Female, 27 years old, just gave birth and found that her baby has jaundice. How should neonatal jaundice be treated?
Answer
Your baby has neonatal jaundice, typically with transcutaneous measured data below 10; if blood is drawn to test the level of bilirubin in the blood, the normal value is usually below 205umol/l (12mg/dl). The normal total bilirubin level for a 30-day-old infant is 1.7～17.1umol/l (0.1～1.0mg/dl). Direct bilirubin is 0～6.8umol/l (0～0.4mg/dl), and indirect bilirubin is 1.7～10.2umol/l (0.1～0.6mg/dl). Urinalysis is necessary to determine the true bilirubin level.