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Newborn jaundice : Prevention
(Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
In
newborns, some degree of
jaundice is normal and probably not preventable. The risk of significant
jaundice can often be reduced by feeding babies at least 8 to 12 times a day for the first several days and by carefully identifying infants at hi...•
Reviewer: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Alan Greene, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief of Future Health, A.D.A.M., Inc., September 2007.
