Jaundice is very common in the neonatal period. Most newborns are jaundiced. Indeed, 60% of term infants, 80% of premies and 33% of breastfed babies are jaundiced in early life. Fortunately, the majority of these self-resolve and have no sinister underlying cause.
Read about how to approach, assess, and manage jaundice in Shalome Kanagaratnam’s DFTB post.