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How To Overcome Incompatibility Of Blood Groups Of Parents Towards Child?

Hi my sis in laws blood group is O+ and my brother in laws is AB+.their baby s blood group is A+.baby is eight days old and has jaundice with fluctuating bilirubin. 1st it was 17.96then it came down to 15 and again rose to 17 and now it s 15 again.she is under phototherapy and is breastfeed. doc says it s due to abo incompatibility. is her case severe is there anything to worry about and will there be future effects of this on the baby?? and what best treatment should be given to her?? and how long will it take to cure??
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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hi..

this is neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. this is called ABO incompatability. it is not serious if baby weight is good, feeding well and bilirubin within 20mg. normally in term babies it must disappear by 7days. since it is persisting more than 7days other causes of jaundice must be rule out eg. hypothyroidism, sepsis, cephalhematoma, obstructive jaundice.

the bilirubin levels in your baby is not toxic if it is term at weight around 3kg. so ask your doctor to evaluate further.

if you are happy with my answer kindly rate me.

regards-Dr.Surendra.H.s
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How To Overcome Incompatibility Of Blood Groups Of Parents Towards Child?

hi.. this is neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. this is called ABO incompatability. it is not serious if baby weight is good, feeding well and bilirubin within 20mg. normally in term babies it must disappear by 7days. since it is persisting more than 7days other causes of jaundice must be rule out eg. hypothyroidism, sepsis, cephalhematoma, obstructive jaundice. the bilirubin levels in your baby is not toxic if it is term at weight around 3kg. so ask your doctor to evaluate further. if you are happy with my answer kindly rate me. regards-Dr.Surendra.H.s