How to avoid jaundice

Neonatal jaundice is a common disease in infants and young children. Many children will become ill after it occurs. This disease brings great harm to the health of children, so we should pay attention to it and do a good job of prevention in life. Let us learn about the prevention of this disease:

An important part of preventing jaundice is to monitor newborns for jaundice after birth and to conduct effective follow-up after discharge. For babies born in hospitals, most hospitals are able to conduct routine monitoring of jaundice. At present, it has been found that severe jaundice cases are often caused by the lack of timely and effective follow-up after discharge. Therefore, medical institutions at all levels should carry out education on neonatal jaundice and popularize common knowledge related to jaundice, such as how to distinguish the severity of skin jaundice, and at what level follow-up in the hospital is required. So what factors should be considered in the prevention of jaundice?

1. Look at the blood types of the parents. If the mother is type O and the father is type A or AB, the chance of newborn jaundice is higher. This type of neonatal jaundice is hemolytic jaundice. The most common cause of hemolytic jaundice is ABO hemolysis, which is caused by the incompatibility of the blood types of the mother and the fetus. The most common case is when the mother's blood type is 0 and the fetus's blood type is A or B. Therefore, the blood type of the parents is the main factor affecting neonatal jaundice. Of course, parents don't need to be too nervous, as not all newborns with incompatible ABO blood types will suffer from hemolysis. It is reported that the incidence of neonatal ABO blood type incompatibility hemolysis is 11.9%.

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 need to undergo regular serological and amniotic fluid tests and deliver the baby under close supervision to prevent the occurrence of neonatal hemolytic disease.

2. Pay attention to diet. During pregnancy, pregnant women should pay attention to eating in moderation, avoid eating raw and cold food, do not eat too much or let yourself be too hungry, and avoid smoking, drinking and spicy food to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach.

3. Eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C. For example, apples, kiwis, tomatoes and other foods.

The above content is an introduction to the relevant knowledge about the prevention of neonatal jaundice. Parents and friends must learn more about it. I hope it can be helpful to everyone. Don’t underestimate the disease. When a child is sick, he needs timely treatment, strengthened care, and drink more boiled water.