Expert expert Ministry of Health about reasons and treatment of jaundice in newborns

Specialist-expert Ministry of Health Aygun Rustamkhanly told in an interview that such jaundice of breast milk, in what cases the newborn is found jaundice, etc.

“Jaundice of breast milk (Hyperbilirubinemia of an aryas, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia) – a type of jaundice caused by an excess of some substances in breast milk or a disadvantage of breast milk – tells A.Rustamkhanles – often the disease takes place in itself, and it should be consulted. In addition The treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is also necessary to monitor the doctors. It is important not to postpone the treatment, while sometimes early interventions can be useless and even harmful. “

Speaking about the fact that jaundice is found in newborns, the expert expert of the Ministry of Health noted the following: “Jaundice is a common symptom of newborns. For reasons of jaundice in newborns include: bleeding due to intrauterine infections, neonatal cholestasis, urinary tract infections in newborns , hereditary metabolic diseases, endocrine diseases, etc. Doctors should pay attention to the cause of this symptom and promptly report on this parents. Transient (transient, border, physiological) states may be more frequent in diseases associated with various infections that have drugs receiving medication Treatment, in misunderstanding and premature babies. Physiological jaundice occurs in half of the docking and 70-80 percent of premature newborns. “

The expert expert of the Ministry of Health also noted that the parents should pay attention to the pathological jaundice: “I would like to note that the treatment of jaundice can be started in the first few days, and sometimes from the first hours after the birth of the baby, and on the basis of blood test. Parents should first pay attention to adequate and balanced nutrition of the baby, its activity, physiological discharge (color and quantity of urine and chair), and timely take the child to inspected a doctor. “

Speaking about the methods of treating the jaundice of newborns, A.Rustamkhanly noted that the early detection of jaundice in newborns is very important: “The phototherapy method is most often used. This is a simple and harmless method for the child the treatment of the jaundice of a newborn. In the case If a 20-day child with a normal physical development, an increase in the weight and activity of jaundice, and at the same time discolored feces, should be treated in a timely manner, until the situation has become a critical … An indicative factor for the concern of parents is the discoloration of the feces of the kid. In Such cases of phototherapy and other treatment methods will be useless. Parents should also pay attention to the physiological loss of the baby weight, the increase in the chair is up to 3-4 times and urination up to 4-6 times a day. “