Jaundice that does not go away for more than 40 days will have an impact on the baby and parents need to pay attention to it.
Usually the baby’s jaundice for more than 40 days does not go away belongs to the pathological jaundice, easy to affect the baby’s growth and development. Pathological jaundice is related to excessive bilirubin production caused by erythrocytosis, hemolytic disease of the newborn, congenital biliary atresia, neonatal hepatitis syndrome, etc. It is easy to be accompanied by poor mental health, abnormal fecal color, lethargy, convulsions and other symptoms.
If parents do not pay attention or actively cooperate with doctors to take treatment measures, it is easy to lead to the aggravation of the baby’s condition, may cause bilirubin encephalopathy, or even life-threatening, need to pay attention. For some of the more serious but treated babies, there may still be sequelae such as hand and foot movement, dental enamel hypoplasia, eye movement disorders, hearing disorders and so on.
Parents are advised to bring their babies with jaundice that does not go away for more than 40 days to see a doctor for examination in order to identify the cause of the disease and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, so as to minimize the impact on the baby’s health and growth and development.