Causes of newborn jaundice, what causes newborn jaundice ?
Causes of Jaundice in newborns are • Newborn jaundice is of physiological cause. • Viral hepatitis causes jaundice in newborn, • Autoimmune disease, (hepatitis), • Hemolytic anemia, • Biliary atresia in newborn causes jaundice. • Gilbert’s syndrome, • Newborn defects also causes newborn jaundice. • Newborn feeding problems, During the first week of life more than 2 % of babies undergo newborn jaundice because of physiological problems. Dehydration and/ or low caloric intake is believed as the cause of Physiological jaundice. After a baby is one week old physiological jaundice appears and no treatment is needed for physiological jaundice. Substances present in mothers milk, and decrease infant liver capacity to deal with RBC and bilirubin may cause newborn jaundice. Nearly 1 to 2 % of newborns get jaundice in the first week. In general newborn jaundice is diagnosed on third day, up to sixth day. Premature babies also get jaundice because of physiological abnormality. Dehydration and def
