The normal value for jaundice in one-month-olds is less than 12.9 mg/dL.
One-month-old babies with abnormal bilirubin metabolism will have elevated blood bilirubin levels, which may lead to skin, mucosal and scleral jaundice. The normal value for jaundice in one-month-olds is less than 12.9 mg/dL. There are physiologic and pathologic types of neonatal jaundice.
Physiologic jaundice appears 2 to 3 days after birth and subsides in 7 to 10 days. Usually there are no other uncomfortable symptoms, there may also be a slight loss of appetite, physiological jaundice do not need to worry too much.
Pathological jaundice, if jaundice appears 24 hours after birth and does not subside after 2 to 3 weeks, or even continues to deepen and aggravate, or repeats after subsiding, or starts to appear one week to several weeks after birth, then it is pathological jaundice, which should be treated and handled in a timely manner after appearing to avoid leading to serious consequences.
Parents should also pay attention to keep the baby’s body hygiene, drink more water, let the baby appropriate sunshine.