How to prevent neonatal jaundice? How to prevent and care for neonatal jaundice?

Many newborns will have jaundice after birth, and jaundice has a certain adverse effect on the health of newborns, so many expectant parents will often prepare for prevention and care in advance in order to prevent jaundice in newborns, so how to prevent jaundice in newborns?How to prevent and care for neonatal jaundice?

1. How to prevent neonatal jaundice

The prevention and care of neonatal jaundice should pay attention to the following points:

(1) Fetal yellow often affects the fetus due to the damp heat invasion of the pregnant mother, resulting in the appearance of fetal yellow after birth, so during pregnancy, the pregnant mother should pay attention to the diet, not eat raw and cold, but too hungry, and avoid alcohol and hot products, in order to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach.

(2) If a woman has given birth to a baby with fetal yellow, she should take precautions and take Chinese medicine on time when she becomes pregnant again.

(3) After the baby is born, the scleral jaundice should be closely observed, and jaundice should be treated as soon as possible, and the color change of jaundice should be observed to understand the progress and retreat of jaundice.

(4) Pay attention to the systemic symptoms of fetal yellow infants, such as malaise, drowsiness, difficulty sucking breastfeeding, anxiety, squintism, stiffness or convulsions of limbs, so as to detect and deal with severe children as soon as possible.

(5) Closely observe the changes in heart rate, heart sound, anemia degree and liver size, and prevent and treat heart failure early.

(6) Pay attention to protect the baby's skin, umbilicus and buttocks to prevent damage and infection.

(7) When exchange transfusion therapy is required, the air in the ward should be disinfected in time, blood and various drugs and articles should be prepared, and the operating procedures should be strictly followed.

2. What to do if the baby has high jaundice?

1. Frequent water feeding: physiological jaundice, feed more water, it is recommended to feed once every 2 hours or so, about 20ml each time, with boiled water is the best!Drinking more water can accelerate the frequency of urination, that is, it can accelerate the elimination of jaundice!

2. Bask in the sun frequently: Every morning at about ten o'clock, when the sun is not very strong, give the child the sun, and try to get as much sun as possible to the child's skin, which is conducive to yellowing but not to the eyes.

3. Take medicine: go to the hospital to measure the jaundice index, if it is still high, the doctor will prescribe medicine to control jaundice.

4. Blue light: If the jaundice is still very serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a doctor to diagnose, if it is pathological, you need to be hospitalized under the guidance of the doctor to take blue light, that is, let the newborn in the incubator according to blue light for treatment.