Effective treatment for jaundice in babies

What is the effective treatment for reducing baby jaundice?

1. Neonatal jaundice is a common problem in the neonatal period. Most infant jaundice is physiological jaundice and does not require treatment. However, pathological jaundice is a very common clinical disease. In severe cases, bilirubin encephalopathy may occur, which endangers the health and prognosis of the newborn. All early and active treatment and intervention are very important.

2. Phototherapy is the most common, effective and safest method to prevent severe hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin encephalopathy. Phototherapy converts bilirubin into water-soluble isomers, which are excreted directly through bile and urine under the action of light. Blue light and green light work best, and fluorescent light or sunlight also works. If jaundice is severe or bilirubin levels continue to rise after phototherapy, the baby needs exchange transfusion therapy, which contains a large amount of bilirubin to prevent bilirubin encephalopathy. Drug treatments include immunoglobulin, albumin, phenobarbital, Yinzhihuang, etc.

3. For newborns who are exclusively breastfed, insufficient breast milk will delay meconium excretion, increase enterohepatic circulation, and aggravate jaundice in the first 3-5 days after birth. Treatment is mainly to help mothers establish successful breastfeeding, ensure that the baby consumes enough breast milk, and supplement with formula milk when necessary.

4. For babies who are exclusively breastfed or mainly breastfed, jaundice may persist until 4-12 weeks after birth. Breast milk jaundice may occur in the baby. If the jaundice is not severe, breastfeeding can be continued; if the jaundice is severe, breastfeeding can be suspended for 3 days and replaced with artificial feeding; if the jaundice is severe, phototherapy should be used.

5. If the baby has jaundice, he should seek medical attention in time and monitor the changes of jaundice regularly. Professional doctors should determine the appropriate treatment method according to the jaundice value to reduce harm to the baby.