How is jaundice treated?
The most common way to treat jaundice is with phototherapy. Photo means light, so phototherapy is light therapy. The baby is undressed and placed under special lights that penetrate the skin and change the bilirubin chemical to a form that the baby can eliminate from the body more easily. The good thing about phototherapy is that it starts to work immediately. Circulating bilirubin starts changing into a non-toxic form. It doesnt hurt the baby.
