How much jaundice is normal for infants

Jaundice values for infants should be between 5-7 μmol/L, which is considered normal. Jaundice is the concentration of bilirubin in the blood, which is visible to the naked eye as a yellow stain that exceeds normal values. Normal physiological jaundice in children lasts for about two weeks. Therefore, a child who continues to have jaundice for more than two weeks is considered to have pathological jaundice. One of the most common causes of pathological jaundice is due to intrauterine infections during the mother’s pregnancy, mostly viral infections, the more common viruses being cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and EBV. Therefore, if your child has persistent jaundice with a high jaundice value, it is important to have it checked at the hospital. If the jaundice value is below 15μmol/, the child is generally in a better condition and eats milk better, you can take oral medication at home. The most common oral medications are Gardenia Yellow granules and Mamma’s Aid, the usage is 1/3 packet, 3 times a day, take 3-5 days to review, if the jaundice value continues to drop, you can continue to take oral medication. However, if the jaundice value does not decrease significantly after taking the oral medication, or if it continues to increase, it must be actively corrected at the hospital. Another thing to be aware of is nuclear jaundice, which occurs mainly in neonatal hemolytic disease and refers to jaundice that appears within 24 hours after birth. If the jaundice value is very high, bilirubin encephalopathy, also known as nuclear jaundice, is more likely to occur, and this condition must be treated actively.