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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
* Effective measures recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the primary prevention of neonatal jaundice include the following:<ref name="pmid15231951">{{cite journal| author=American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia| title=Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 2004 | volume= 114 | issue= 1 | pages= 297-316 | pmid=15231951 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15231951 }}</ref> | |||
** Breastfeeding of the infants 8-12 times per day as inadequate breastfeeding leads to jaundice development | |||
** Avoidance of dextrose water supplementation of the breasted infants | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Primary Prevention
- Effective measures recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the primary prevention of neonatal jaundice include the following:[1]
- Breastfeeding of the infants 8-12 times per day as inadequate breastfeeding leads to jaundice development
- Avoidance of dextrose water supplementation of the breasted infants
References
- ↑ American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia (2004). "Management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant 35 or more weeks of gestation". Pediatrics. 114 (1): 297–316. PMID 15231951.