A rare case of Gilbert syndrome during pregnancy was reported at Narayana Medical College and Hospital's obstetrics department. Due to the fact that it an extremely with a typical presentation, properly studied analysed provide thorough report. 36-week-pregnant primigravida who had been having nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, myalgia, yellowish discoloration both skin sclera for past five days p...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Breastfed newborns are more likely to develop prolonged hyperbilirubinemia than those fed formula, but the prevalence of prolonged hyperbilirubinemia in a largely white, North American breastfed population is unknown. In this population, we documented the natural history of jaundice and the prevalence of prolonged hyperbilirubinemia, and we evaluated the utility of ass...

BACKGROUND Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia may cause deafness. In the Netherlands, 25% lower total serum bilirubin (TSB) treatment thresholds were recently implemented for preterm infants. OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of hearing loss in jaundiced preterms treated at high or at low TSB thresholds. DESIGN/METHODS In this retrospective study conducted at two neonatal intensive care u...

Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition in the first week of postnatal life. Although generally harmless, some neonates may develop very high levels of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), which may surpass the protective mechanisms of the brain in preventing UCB accumulation. In this case, both short-term and long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as acute and chronic UCB encep...