Bilirubin encephalopathy in a term infant after planned home delivery.
A term infant was delivered at home by his father after a pregnancy which involved no organized medical care. By the third day of life the infant developed fever, poor feeding and severe jaundice. The infant was found to have a serum indirect bilirubin of 49 mg/dl secondary to isoimmune hemolytic anemia due to anti-c antibody. The infant survived but suffers from clinical manifestations of kernicterus.
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University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Child Health 65212.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006700:Home Childbirth / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics