Purpose 1. To provide guidance in distinguishing those causes of jaundice in the newborn
that are directly related to breastfeeding from those that are not directly related to …

ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Guidelines for Management of Jaundice in the Breastfeeding Infant
35 Weeks or More of Gestation—Revised 2017 | Breastfeeding Medicine Mary Ann Liebert …

Figure 1. Three typical patterns of total serum bilirubin during neonatal jaundice in the early
weeks of life are illustrated. Square= full-term, healthy, artificially fed newborns; triangle= full …

The relationship between breastfeeding and jaundice during the newborn and early infancy
period is often confusing. Understanding the normal synthesis, metabolism, and transport of …

Neonatal jaundice is related to breastfeeding in three primary clinical situations: exclusively
breastfed healthy term newborns during the first postnatal week, newborns who receive …

The breastfed infant with prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia can present a vexing
clinical dilemma. Although it is a frequently observed and usually benign finding, prolonged …

Breastfed infants are more likely to be jaundiced than infants who are formula fed.
Community practitioners need to understand the physiology of jaundice and the issues …

In the breastfed infant, prolongation of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia into the third and
later weeks of life in the healthy newborn is a normal and regularly occurring extension of …

Although neonatal jaundice is common, acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus (ie,
chronic bilirubin encephalopathy) are rare. Universal screening for neonatal …

Skin jaundice appears in the first 5 days of life in about 60% of term or late preterm
newborns, for whom mother's milk is the best feeding for its clinical (1) and biological …