A baby is having photo treatment to treat jaundice.
What Is Jaundice?
Jaundice is yellowish color that visible on the skin due to the increase of bilirubin level in blood. Jaundice in infants is a jaundice which occurred during the first month after baby is born.
What Is Bilirubin?
Bilirubin is a type of pigment produced by red blood cell fragmentation. It is then processed in the liver before being discharged out into faeces.
January 9, 2010 – 1:45 am
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By Drali
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Posted in Children, Paediatric
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Tagged baby, bilirubin, blood, Doctor Do, excessive red blood cells, Jaundice, jaundice in infants, liver organ, physiologic jaundice, red blood cell, red blood cells, treatment
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Nothing beats mother’s milk
After giving birth, milk coming from a mother contains colostrum. Colostrum is very good for newborn baby and contains enough fat, protein and lactose for the baby.
Doctors recommended that newborn babies is fed with their mother’s milk exclusively for six month, and even better if this is continued until the they reach two years old.
October 7, 2009 – 1:32 am
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By Drali
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Posted in Children, Dietary - Nutrition
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Tagged baby, colostrum, feeding a baby, milk, mother, newborn babies, newborn baby, old mother, protein, white blood cells
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