These may include a hearing test (either the otoacoustic emission or the automated auditory brainstem response tests,) car seat safety check, testing
for an hyperbilirubinemia, and screening for heart disease.
Screening
for hyperbilirubinemia:... All newborn infants should be assessed for risk of hyperbilirubinemia and undergo bilirubin screening between 24 and 48 hours.
«Cephalohematoma or significant bruising» is a «major risk factor»
for hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus» — AAP 2004.
Not exact matches
Potential harms; can not donate cord blood
for personal or general banking, may delay necessary resuscitation, may lead to polycythemia,
hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice, may delay skin to skin if cord is short because baby may only reach to lower abdomen.
In rare instances of severe
hyperbilirubinemia, breastfeeding may need to be interrupted temporarily
for a brief period.124
For the great majority of newborns with jaundice and
hyperbilirubinemia, breastfeeding can and should be continued without interruption.
Zinc supplementation
for neonatal
hyperbilirubinemia: a randomized controlled trial.