title: A new look on neonatal jaundice.
abstract: Out of 6586 live born babies, 736 babies with jaundice were studied from 1st July 1996 to 30th June, 1997, in a city based medical college nursery. Physiological jaundice was present in 8.92% of all live born babies and accounted for 79.89% of babies with jaundice. Breast milk jaundice and prematurity were next common causes responsible for 5.29% each of all cases with neonatal jaundice. Septicaemia caused jaundice in 4.75% cases. Among the babies with jaundice appearing between day 4 and day 7 of life, breast milk jaundice was the commonest cause occurring in 49.25% cases. The last entity surfaced probably due to exclusive breastfeeding recently initiated in the baby friendly hospital nursery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Medical College, Calcutta 700073.
authors.forename: Kaberi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Pradip Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000150:complications; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001663:Bilirubin