To prevent bilirubin induced brain injury in the newborn, repeated blood withdrawals are necessary to ascertain bilirubin levels and institute care. Noninvasive, painless and bloodless screening using ...

Jaundice is an extremely common clinical assessment finding in newborn infants, particularly those who are breastfed. Because of the contribution of breastfeeding or breast milk to jaundice in the ...

Screening for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is integral to newborn care. Predischarge risk assessment relies on documentation of visual jaundice: age at onset and progression; identification of ...

Bilirubin is a yellow pigment that’s in everyone’s blood and stool. A bilirubin blood test determines the levels of bilirubin in the body. Sometimes the liver can’t process the bilirubin in the body.