Approximately 60% of all full-term infants develop jaundice within some days of birth. The yellowing of the skin and eyes, occurs when bilirubin levels increases in a newborn’s bloodstream faster. By breastfeeding more frequently or for longer periods of time, the infant’s body can usually rid itself of the excess bilirubin.
However, in some cases, the infant may need additional treatments to keep the condition from advancing into more severe hyperbilirubinemia, bilirubin encephalopathy, or kernicterus. Moreover, breast milk jaundice is jaundice that persists after physiologic jaundice subsides. Thus, Should breast-feeding be modified for the infants with jaundice?
