Question
How should neonatal jaundice be treated?
Answer
Neonatal jaundice can be categorized into physiological and pathological types. Physiological jaundice typically appears within 2 to 3 days after birth, reaches its peak between 4 to 6 days, and resolves within 7 to 10 days. The duration may be longer in premature infants. Besides mild loss of appetite, no other symptoms are present. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth, or does not disappear within 2 to 3 weeks, or worsens or resolves repeatedly, or appears from one week to several weeks after birth, it may indicate pathological jaundice, which requires hospitalization.