Question
If a newborn’s jaundice index reaches 200, is this considered severe? The baby received 24 hours of blue light therapy on the sixth day after birth, but the jaundice index did not decrease significantly. Does this mean the situation is very severe? Moreover, the mother has favism, and the baby’s relevant test results have not yet been released.
Answer
The baby’s jaundice index of 200 is indeed high, and it is recommended to continue with blue light therapy. Initially, the treatment may not show immediate effects, so continuous observation is needed. As for favism, it is a disease caused by a genetic mutation, but it does not necessarily mean that the next generation will inherit this disease. We can make a judgment after the baby’s test results come out. At the same time, further examination should be conducted to determine if the baby has pathological jaundice, as the jaundice index usually reaches its peak within a week.