Academic literature on the topic 'Baby jaundice'

Jaundice can occur in any baby, eitherbecause of the lack of touch or massage so baby islazy to breastfed making the liver ability to processbilirubin decreased and eventually happenedjaundice. Based on the results of preliminarystudies in BPS Ayu, from 10 infants aged 3-7 days showed 3 babies (30%) did not havephysiological jaundice and 7 infants (70%) hadphysiological jaundice. The purpose of the studywas to analyze the correlation between babymassage with physiological jaundice in infants aged3-7 days at BPS Ayu Surabaya.This study uses an analytical correlation method with cross-sectional approach Collecting data using observation sheets,the data taken on all populations of infants aged 37 days at BPS Ayu Pakal Surabaya by 40respondents and samples taken 36 respondents. The results were analyzed using frequencydistributions using cross tabulation test and Lambda.The results showed that, most of who are massagedwell were 19 respondents (52.8%), most of who arenot jaundiced were 21 respondents (58.3%). Theanalysis Lambda shows that the results of ρ valuewas p value (0.002) <α (0.05) so that Ho is rejected,which means there is correlation between babymassage with pphysiological jaundice in infantsaged 3-7 days at BPS Ayu Surabaya. Expected tomidwifes, or health professionals give advice to mothers on the prevention and treatment theincident of jaundice, one of them is by teachingthe proper baby massage technique.

Jaundice can occur in any baby, eitherbecause of the lack of touch or massage so baby islazy to breastfed making the liver ability to processbilirubin decreased and eventually happenedjaundice. Based on the results of preliminarystudies in BPS Ayu, from 10 infants aged 3-7days showed 3 babies (30%) did not havephysiological jaundice and 7 infants (70%) hadphysiological jaundice. The purpose of the studywas to analyze the correlation between babymassage with physiological jaundice in infants aged3-7 days at BPS Ayu Surabaya.This study uses ananalytical correlation method with cross-sectional approach Collecting data using observation sheets,the data taken on all populations of infants aged 37 days at BPS Ayu Pakal Surabaya by 40respondents and samples taken 36 respondents.The results were analyzed using frequencydistributions using cross tabulation test and Lambda.The results showed that, most of who are massagedwell were 19 respondents (52.8%), most of who arenot jaundiced were 21 respondents (58.3%). Theanalysis Lambda shows that the results of ρ valuewas p value (0.002) <α (0.05) so that Ho is rejected,which means there is correlation between babymassage with pphysiological jaundice in infantsaged 3-7 days at BPS Ayu Surabaya. Expected tomidwifes, or health professionals give advice tomothers on the prevention and treatment theincident of jaundice, one of them is by teachingthe proper baby massage technique.

Background: Worldwide, Neonatal Jaundice is one of the most common disorders and causes of avoidable brain damage and physical and mental impairment, and probable death in newborns. It is an important contributor to the high neonatal morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Objective: To assess among mothers the knowledge about neonatal jaundice. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 177 mothers in selected village with convenient sampling technique. Results: Findings revealed that around half of the mothers (49.90%) had low level of knowledge (score <50%), 28.60% mothers had moderate level of knowledge (score 50-75%) and only 22%mothers had adequate level of knowledge (score >75%) regarding neonatal jaundice. A large proportion of mothers (84%) believed that danger sign of neonatal jaundice was unable to feed the baby. Few 11% mothers believed that mental retardation and death was the complication of neonatal jaundice. Few mothers (12%) were aware about the cause of neonatal jaundice. Around 74% believed that exposing the baby to the sunlight is the primary management of neonatal jaundice but only 2%heard about the phototherapy. Conclusion: Knowledge about neonatal jaundice was low among Nepalese mothers. Awareness should be created among the expecting mothers about neonatal jaundice and encourage them to take preventive measures to avert neonatal mortality and morbidity.

Background: To study non-obstructive causes and laboratory profile of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Design: prospective study.Methods: Selection of cases were done from routine cases reporting to newborn unit in the department of paediatrics, with clinical evidence of jaundice in neonates. Blood group of the mother and baby, Serum bilirubin estimation, Complete blood count with peripheral smear examination, Reticulocyte count, Direct coomb’s test and C-reactive protein of the baby were done.Results: Study includes 89 cases of newborn admitted in our tertiary care institute. Out of 89 neonates, 52 (58.42%) were male while 37 (41.57%) were females. Total number of Pre-term babies was 35 (39.32%). Neonates having low birth weight were 30 (33.7%) and very low birth were 10 (11.23%). Physiological jaundice constituted majority cases. Septicemia was the commonest cause of pathological jaundice and ABO incompatibility is second commonest cause of pathological jaundice. Pre-term and low birth weight babies were having higher levels of serum total bilirubin but the difference was not significant (P >0.05). The rise in serum bilirubin level was found to be more in pathological jaundice as compare to physiological jaundice. Difference was significant statistically with p value of <0.05.Conclusions: Most of the cases were having physiological jaundice although septicemia and ABO-Rh incompatibility were not exceptional. Peak serum bilirubin levels were found to be more among the pathological jaundice. Also, prematurity and low birth weight were having higher levels of serum bilirubin. Special care must be given to them in order to avoid future complications of hyperbilirubinemia.

Background: Jaundice is the most common clinical condition in the newborn that requires medical attention. This study was carried out in order to assess the knowledge on neonatal jaundice management among the mothers in a selected tertiary level hospital of Dhaka city.Methodology: It was a descriptive type of cross-sectional study. 150 samples were selected by non randomized purposive sampling technique with the administration of a pretested, modified and semistructured questionnaire by face to face interview.Results: Study found that majority of the respondents (76.7%) was in the age group 17-27 years with mean age 23.78±5.397 years. Majority of the respondents (83.3%) had heard about neonatal jaundice previously and 16.7% did not hear about it. Regarding Knowledge on preventive measures of NNJ (neonatal jaundice) 90.6% respondents had knowledge on "Putting jaundiced baby under direct sun light", 62.7% said "Herbal remedies", 48% indicated "Consult with doctor" and 12% had knowledge on "phototherapy". Another major finding from the study was that 7.3% respondents had excellent level of knowledge regarding NNJ, whereas 40.0%, 34.0% and 18.7% had satisfactory, good and poor level of knowledge respectively. The Chi-square test model showed a significant association between previous knowledge of the respondents on NNJ with level of knowledge among the respondents (p= 0.027) and age of the respondents (p=0.012).Conclusion: Awareness should be created among the expecting mothers about neonatal jaundice and encourage them to take preventive measures to avert neonatal mortality and morbidity.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 8, No. 2: Jul 2017, P 121-127

With the progress of photovoltaic technology and sensor, this paper propose a new automatic feedback control system which based on the color sensor TCS230 and LED flexible lighting equipment to detect and treat infantile jaundice. By testing the severity of the yellowing baby skin, the system makes any response, such as the lights’ intensity and working time. And the final aim is to realize the detection and treatment synchronously for infantile jaundice, promoting the development of intelligent medical treatment.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a pathological situation where an imbalance between bilirubin production and excretion is present due to a multitude of factors. The objective of this study is to identify the number of post-natal mothers who had received education and their attitude on neonatal jaundice. A cross-sectional design was carried out among 131 posts natal mother. The questionnaire was given to the respondents. Results show there is a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude towards neonatal jaundice among postnatal mother. A part 50% of the mothers have a neutral attitude, 27.5% have a positive attitude and 8.4% have a negative attitude towards neonatal jaundice. The outcome of this study showed that most of them others have good knowledge on neonatal jaundice. However, they may fear invasive procedures such as taking blood from their baby. Future studies should focus on attitude towards traditional treatments among postnatal mothers.

In hierdie studie word die etiologiese verband tussen verstadigde neurologiese integrasie en latere leerproblematiek by kinders met klinies betekenisvolle neonatale bilirubienmetings ondersoek. Resente navorsing dui aan dat kinders met klinies betekenisvolle bilirubienmetings tydens die neonatale fase ‘n groter risiko loop om later verstadigde neurologiese integrasie te vertoon, veral weens die kwesbaarheid van die neonatale brein vir toksiene. Hierdie navorsingsresultate suggereer ‘n verband tussen klinies betekenisvolle neonatale bilirubienmetings en latere leerproblematiek, aangesien spesifieke breinareas wat deur neonatale bilirubien aangetas word ook vaardighede medieer wat belangrik is vir prestasie in sekere leerareas, te wete lees, skryf en reken. Neonatale fisiologiese geelsug is nie altyd met die blote oog sigbaar nie, en derhalwe word simptome soos oormatige slaperigheid en ingekorte behoefte aan voeding dikwels deur onervare moeders geïgnoreer, omdat die baba nie opmerklik “geel” is nie. Verder word neonatale fisiologiese geelsug nie altyd as sodanig gediagnoseer nie, weens verskeie faktore soos ontoereikende primêre gesondheidsorgdienste op die afgeleë platteland, tuisgeboortes en vroeë ontslag van moeders en babas uit klinieke en hospitale, veral gesien in die lig daarvan dat neonatale geelsug piekvlak tussen dag drie en dag sewe bereik. Bilirubienmeting is nie standaard prosedure by afgeleë klinieke nie, en waar ‘n rowwe skatting deur die klinieksuster op ‘n klinies betekenisvolle bilirubientelling dui, word moeders dan dikwels aangeraai om natuurlike fototerapie (sonlig) toe te pas. Verdermeer vind opvolgkonsultasies by ‘n klinieksuster dikwels eers plaas nadat die baba ongeveer een maand oud is, en voorligting aan die moeder rakende moontlike kwesbaarhede wat verband hou met klinies betekenisvolle neonatale bilirubienmetings is gebrekkig. Sodanige ouers kan dus heeltemal onbewus wees van die potensiële skade wat aangerig kan word aan die ontwikkelende brein, en intervensie vind gevolglik nie tydig plaas nie. Betekenisvolle duidinge wat uit hierdie navorsingsprojek mag voortvloei, kan derhalwe benut word ten einde spesifieke kwesbaarhede in kinders met klinies betekenisvolle neonatale bilirubienmetings tydig te kan identifiseer; en hoë-risiko leerders se moontlike latere leerproblematiek deur tydige intervensie tydens die voorskoolse jare te ondervang, voordat pobleme in die grondslagfase manifesteer. ‘n Empiriese ondersoek is uitgevoer waarby 37 deelnemers betrek is. Gebaseer op die resultate van die data-analise en interpretasie van die resultate word die hipotese aanvaar. Relevante aanbevelings met betrekking to praktykverbetering en verdere navorsing word gemaak. ENGLISH: With this study the etiological link between delayed neurological integration, high neonatal bilirubin measures and learning difficulties were investigated. Recent research findings suggest that children with high neonatal bilirubin measures are at a greater risk for delayed neurological integration later on, especially because of the susceptibility of the neonatal brain for toxins. The results of this research project suggest an etiological link between neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and learning difficulties at a later stage, since specific brain-areas which are affected by the bilirubin do mediate skills important for performance in certain learning areas, e.g. reading, writing and arithmetic. It is not always possible to notice neonatal physiological jaundice; hence, inexperienced mothers tend to ignore symptoms like sleepiness and lack of appetite, merely because their babies do not appear “yellowish”. Neonatal physiological jaundice is often misdiagnosed due to various factors like inadequate primary health care services in rural areas, home births and early discharge from hospitals - particularly in light of the fact that jaundice peaks between day three and day seven after birth. Measurement of neonatal bilirubin levels is not a standard procedure at rural clinics, and mothers are often advised to make use of natural phototherapy (sunlight) when the baby appears “yellowish”. Follow-up consultation often occurs when the baby is already one month old; hence mothers often receive inadequate information concerning neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Parents might therefore be totally unaware of the potential vulnerability and harm to the developing brain, and intervention often does not take place. Significant indicators of this research project can be used to identify well in advance specific vulnerabilities in learners with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, as well as potentially high-risk learners during the pre-school years, before such vulnerabilities escalate during the foundation phase. An empirical study with 37 participants was conducted. Based on the data analyses and interpretation of the results, the hypothesis was accepted. Relevant recommendations concerning best practice and further research were done.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2008.
Educational Psychology
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