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Child Has Jaundice At Birth, Dark Complexion. Reason?
Hi my baby girl was born 4 weeks before the due date .i was surprised to see her because she is very tan or even very dark complexion at the time of birth. My complexion n my hubby complexion is very fair .now she is 20 days old n her juinduce is still not recover .her complexion is getting darker n darker day by day . Kindly guide my why she is so dark
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
greetings.
jaundice in newborn is of two types:
physiological and pathological.
physiological jaundice is self limiting and never starts in first 24 hours. where's pathological jaundice is te one that may sart in first 24 hour. or it can start any day because of some pathology.
what is your blood group? is this your first child? Need to know all this. also is your daughter on any antibiotics as some of them tend to darken the skin.
so kindly let me know these details so I can advice better.
eg if a mothers blood group o and baby is a or b. abo incompatibility can occur etc.
so advices to furnish the details for a better advice.
jaundice in newborn is of two types:
physiological and pathological.
physiological jaundice is self limiting and never starts in first 24 hours. where's pathological jaundice is te one that may sart in first 24 hour. or it can start any day because of some pathology.
what is your blood group? is this your first child? Need to know all this. also is your daughter on any antibiotics as some of them tend to darken the skin.
so kindly let me know these details so I can advice better.
eg if a mothers blood group o and baby is a or b. abo incompatibility can occur etc.
so advices to furnish the details for a better advice.
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