What are the methods to prevent jaundice? What are the clinical manifestations of jaundice in children?

For parents, they should pay more attention to the jaundice in newborns. The symptoms in the children can also be used to determine the stage of the disease. So, what are the clinical manifestations of neonatal jaundice?

Clinical manifestations of neonatal jaundice

1. Physiological jaundice

In mild cases, the disease is light yellow and limited to the face and neck, or spread to the trunk. The sclera may also turn yellow and then disappear after 2 to 3 days, and the skin color returns to normal on the 5th to 6th day. In severe cases, jaundice may spread to the head and then the feet, and the vomitus and cerebrospinal fluid may also turn yellow for more than a week. In particular, some premature infants may persist for up to 4 weeks. Their stool is still yellow and there is no bilirubin in the urine.

2. Jaundice color

In mild cases, the skin is light-colored, while in severe cases, the skin is darker, but the skin is rosy and yellow with a hint of red.

3. Jaundice location

It is more common on the trunk, sclera and proximal limbs, usually beyond the elbows and knees.

4. Newborns

Generally good condition, no anemia, no hepatosplenomegaly, normal liver function, no kernicterus

5. Premature babies

Physiological jaundice is more common in full-term infants and may appear slightly delayed by 1 to 2 days. Severe jaundice also disappears more slowly, sometimes lasting up to 2 to 4 weeks.

Neonatal jaundice prevention

If a pregnant woman has ever given birth to a baby with fetal jaundice, she should take preventive measures during her next pregnancy and take Chinese medicine on time.

If the expectant mother 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. The mother should be closely monitored during delivery, and the baby should also be closely monitored after delivery, and timely treatment should be given if symptoms occur.

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.

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 changes in the color of jaundice should be observed to understand the progress of jaundice.

Newborns should keep warm and start feeding early.

Fetal jaundice is often caused by the pregnant mother being invaded by dampness and heat, which affects the fetus, resulting in fetal jaundice after birth. Therefore, during pregnancy, the pregnant mother should pay attention to a moderate diet, not eating raw or cold food, not being too hungry or too full, and avoid alcohol and spicy and hot foods to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach.

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