Question
How should medication for neonatal jaundice be administered?
Answer
Most neonates may develop varying degrees of jaundice within the first two to three days after birth. This condition usually fades gradually over the next seven days to about a month. Jaundice may be caused by damp-heat affecting the liver and gallbladder. If breastfed, the jaundice might be due to the mother’s constitution of damp-heat. It is recommended to immediately stop breastfeeding and switch to formula feeding, while also administering traditional Chinese medicine decoctions to the baby, 10 milliliters each time, twice a day. The mother should drink half a kilogram of boiled water from celery daily to help expel damp-heat from her body.