What is the normal value of jaundice in infants and young children
Determine the degree of jaundice. Parents can observe the degree of yellowing of the newborn's skin under natural light, if it is only facial yellowing, it is mild jaundice; yellowish skin on the trunk, moderate jaundice; If the limbs and the hearts of the hands and feet are also yellow, it is severe jaundice. So what are the normal indicators of neonatal jaundice?
Normal values for neonatal jaundice
The normal value of jaundice in full-term babies is the sameprematureIt's different. Typically, the normal value for jaundice in full-term newborns is 12.9 mg/100 ml, which means that the blood bilirubin level in 100 ml is less than 12.9 mg. The normal value for jaundice in preterm infants is 15 mg per 100 ml of blood, which means that the bilirubin level in 100 ml of blood is less than 15 mg.
When the baby's jaundice value exceeds 12.9 mg/dl, or the neonatal jaundice index rises too quickly (more than 5 mh/dl per day), or the jaundice lasts longer than the full-term infant and resolves within 14 days, the preterm infant resolves within 4 weeks, or the jaundice resides. It means that the neonatal jaundice is unhealthy and may have pathological jaundice.
Neonatal jaundice index criteria
Experts believe that jaundice is generally divided into physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice, as long as it exceeds the scope of physiological jaundice, it is called pathological jaundice.
1. Physiological jaundice
Usually, the skin of newborns can be seen to be a little yellow with the naked eye after 2 days of birth, reaching a peak in 3-5 days, and disappearing in 7-10 days, at this time, the jaundice index (serum bilirubin value) is generally not more than 15mg/dL is within the normal range.
2. Pathological jaundice
There are many causes of pathological jaundice, followed by full-term childrenprematureThe standards are different, and mothers will be sent to the hospital for observation as long as they find the following conditions:
(1) Jaundice is found within 24 hours of birth in newborns, which is "early-onset jaundice".
(2) The jaundice index rises too high all of a sudden, increasing by more than 5mg/dL a day, which is more common hemolytic jaundice (the blood type of the mother and the baby is incompatible).
(3) The jaundice index rises too high, with 15mg/dL.
(4) The duration is too long, the general physiological jaundice lasts for 7-10 days, if it is more than 2 weeks, it should be noted.
Parents who want to know the situation of neonatal jaundice at any time can use a jaundice measuring instrument to measure the value of neonatal jaundice, and they do not need to take blood. As long as the probe is gently pressed on the baby's forehead, the bilirubin concentration in the baby's skin tissue can be directly measured in an instant.