How to avoid neonatal jaundice? Pay attention to these to prevent neonatal jaundice

1. There are too many red blood cells in the newborn's body. After the red blood cells are destroyed, too much bilirubin is produced. Bilirubin is the direct cause of jaundice, so the newborn will have high jaundice.

2. The metabolism of bilirubin requires the participation of liver enzymes in the liver. The liver function of newborns is not very perfect, which leads to insufficient secretion of liver enzymes, resulting in untimely excretion of bilirubin and high jaundice.

3. The excretion of bilirubin requires the participation of the bile duct. The bile duct function of newborns is not yet perfect, so bilirubin accumulates in the body and cannot be excreted in time, resulting in excessive bilirubin and high jaundice.

4. Bilirubin can also be excreted from the feces, but the meconium of newborns is relatively viscous, which makes the excretion of bilirubin not very smooth, resulting in excessive bilirubin in the newborn's body, leading to high jaundice.

5. In addition, the incompatibility of blood types between mother and child can also cause bilirubin to accumulate in the newborn's body and cannot be excreted. In addition, pathological jaundice may be caused by neonatal diseases, such as neonatal asphyxia, premature birth, infection and other factors. Bacteria can cause excessive neonatal jaundice.

6. Breastfeeding can also cause bilirubin to accumulate in the body of newborns, resulting in high levels of jaundice in newborns.

How to prevent and treat neonatal jaundice

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

(2) If a woman has given birth to a baby with fetal jaundice, she should take preventive measures and take Chinese medicine on time when she becomes pregnant again.

(3) Closely monitor the baby’s scleral jaundice after birth. If jaundice is detected, treat it as soon as possible and observe changes in the color of the jaundice to understand the progression of the jaundice.

(4) Pay attention to observe the systemic symptoms of infants with fetal jaundice, such as lethargy, drowsiness, difficulty sucking milk, restlessness, strabismus, limb rigidity or convulsions, so as to detect and treat seriously ill children in a timely manner.

(5) Closely monitor heart rate, heart sounds, anemia level, and changes in liver size to prevent and treat heart failure at an early stage.

(6) Pay attention to keeping the baby’s skin, navel and buttocks clean to prevent damage and infection.

(7) When blood transfusion therapy is required, the air in the ward should be disinfected in a timely manner, blood and various medicines and supplies should be prepared, and the operating procedures should be strictly followed.