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Bilirubin is more
My baby is 2 days old. Im not able to breast feed. Blood report shows bilirubin is more. So doctor told to shift nicu for a day for photo therapy. Is it common?? How many days it takes to cure??
Any risk??
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Phototherapy - sun light is believed to be good. It takes a few weeks.
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1.Jaundice in New Born is a common entity.
2.The severity levels depends on various factor's.
3.The duration depends on levels of bilirubin.
Better Admit in NICU hope for early recovery .
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It is common. Duration of therapy depends on cause and level. There is not much risk in good nicu
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