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Looking a little jaundiced! Neonatal jaundice occurs in otherwise healthy infants for two reasons. First, infants have too many red blood cells and it is a natural process for the body to break down these excess red blood cells to form a large amount of bilirubin. It is this bilirubin that causes the skin to take on a yellowish color. Second, the newborn's liver is immature and cannot process bilirubin as quickly as the infant will be able to when older. The baby's own digestive system will work to expel the excess biliruben. Placing the baby in natural sunlight in only a diaper for short periods of time always helps too. He'll be back to pink in a week! |
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