"Mild jaundice" refers to a condition where a person's skin and eyes appear slightly yellowish. This happens when there's a buildup of bilirubin, a yellowish substance, in their body. It usually indicates a minor issue with the liver or blood, but it's not severe enough to cause major health problems.
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In fact, about half of all newborns develop
mild jaundice in the first few days.
Some infants
with mild jaundice will get better on their own simply by being fed more often.
Boy do I have questions... I'm a first time mom, my son was born 5 weeks early, healthy, with no health problems other than
mild jaundice.
Mild jaundice may not require treatment, but if his bilirubin level is high, or if your baby has certain risk factors (like being born prematurely), treatment may be necessary.
If the skin looks yellow where you pressed, it's likely your baby has
mild jaundice.
Physiological (normal) jaundice: Most newborns have
this mild jaundice because their liver is still maturing.
You can check by pressing gently on your infant's forehead — if the skin looks yellow, she may have
mild jaundice.
Researchers got a break in the case 3 years ago, when Gilbert's syndrome —
a mild jaundice in adults — was linked to a mutation in another enzyme, UGTP1.
If your baby is full - term and healthy,
mild jaundice is nothing to worry about and will resolve by itself within a week or so...