What are the causes of neonatal fever? To prevent neonatal jaundice, you need to do these

Every newborn baby is a treasure in the hands of his parents. What should we do if the baby has jaundice symptoms? Do parents know what the symptoms of neonatal jaundice are?

Symptoms of neonatal jaundice

1. Fever

Neonatal jaundice often presents symptoms of acute cholangitis, and the baby may also have symptoms of chills.

2. Abdominal pain

Jaundice accompanied by severe colic or pain in the upper abdomen is often seen in patients with biliary stones, biliary ascariasis or liver abscess, primary liver cancer, etc. Viral hepatitis often presents with persistent distending pain and dull pain in the right upper abdomen; liver abscess or liver cancer may also present with dull pain or distending pain in the upper abdomen or right upper abdomen.

3. Skin itching

Jaundice with skin itching is often seen in cholestatic jaundice caused by intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct obstruction, such as common bile duct stones, cancer or primary biliary cirrhosis, recurrent jaundice during pregnancy, etc. Some hepatocellular jaundice may also be accompanied by skin itching, while hemolytic jaundice often does not have skin itching.

4. The color of urine and feces

In obstructive jaundice, the urine is dark like strong tea, while the stool color may become lighter. When the bile duct is completely blocked, the stool is clay-colored. In hemolytic jaundice, the urine is soy sauce-colored and the stool color is also darker. In hepatocellular jaundice, the urine color is slightly darker and the stool color is light yellow.

Ways to prevent neonatal jaundice:

1. Fetal jaundice is often caused by the pregnant mother being invaded by damp heat, which affects the fetus, resulting in fetal jaundice after birth. Therefore, during pregnancy, the pregnant mother should pay attention to food hygiene, eat and drink in moderation, not eat raw or cold food, not be too hungry or too full, and avoid alcohol and spicy and hot foods to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach.

2. If a woman has a history of hepatitis or has had a baby with pathological jaundice, it is advisable to measure the antibodies in the blood and their dynamic changes before delivery, and take corresponding preventive medication measures. During delivery, the baby should be closely monitored after delivery, and timely treatment should be given if symptoms occur.

3. If the couple's blood types are incompatible (especially if the mother's blood type is O and the father's blood type is A, B or AB), or if the mother's RH blood type is negative, they should undergo regular serological and amniotic fluid tests and deliver the baby under close supervision to prevent the occurrence of neonatal hemolytic disease.

4. After the baby is born, the scleral jaundice should be closely observed to promptly understand the onset and disappearance time of jaundice. If jaundice is found, it should be treated as soon as possible, and the color changes of jaundice should be observed to understand the progress of jaundice.

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