Neonatal jaundice

This rational will focus on neonatal jaundice with a concentration on the associated implications of breastfeeding. The relevance of this topic is undeniable when considering that exclusively breastfed babies are at an increased risk of neonatal jaundice and the high prevalence of jaundice in newborns (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2010). Between 60-80% of newborns will develop some form of jaundice within the first week of life, 10% of those are likely to have prolonged jaundice if exclusively breastfed; this is jaundice lasting longer than 14 days in full term babies and 21 days in preterm babies (NICE, 2010; Maisel et al., 2014). Therefore, a key priority when discussing neonatal jaundice with mothers is that…

irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, poor feeding, failure to thrive, septicemia and febrile convulsion. Several textbooks mention prolonged neonatal jaundice as one symptom of UTI. Jaundice is very common in newborn babies occurring in approximately 60 and 80 % of pre-term babies. It is more common in breast-fed babies of whom 10 % will still have some jaundice at the age of 1 month. In term, babies who are older than 2 weeks, it is called persistent or prolonged neonatal jaundice.…

Neonatal care is a huge issue in the United States. Neonatal care has rescued so many premature babies over the years due to the new technology that has been made. Many people believe that neonatal care is a great priority and some people are apposed to this idea, that these children aren 't even worth saving. Neonatal care is the care of premature or ill newborn infants. The issue of premature and ill infants isn 't a new problem. It wasn 't until 1922 that hospitals started grouping these…

On May 11, 2015, Lincoln Wulf was born at two pounds, ten ounces and fourteen point six inches. His twin brother, Theodore was born at one pound ten ounces, and nine point six inches, but sadly did not make it. Lincoln spent one hundred one days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) being carefully monitored by the staff at the hospital. During his stay, he was hooked up to numerous tubes and machines as he fought for his life. Melissa Wulf poured her heart out, “During our 101 days in…

The Neonatal Nurse and How They Care for Newborns Nursing has many different specialties. The specialty I am most excited for is neonatal. Neonatal nurses work with the newborn babies, otherwise known as neonates. There are different types of nurses for different types of care the babies may need. Premature infants may need a certain type of nurse, while other infants may be fine without the critical care. Like adults, babies need to be cared for and need to be assessed very carefully.…

the baby’s circulation and start fighting the Rh positive cells in the baby’s body, the baby then becomes sick due to the antibodies that are destroying the baby’s red blood cells. As this is going on while the mother is pregnant, it is considered erythroblastosis fetalis. One the baby is born it is called hemolytic disease of the newborn. Elutions are done to confirm exactly what antibodies are coating the red blood cells and are often done on babies with hemolytic disease. Hemolytic disease of…

state of Florida. Before the parents leave with the baby to go home, the doctors will also prick the bottoms of the newborn's heel or foot and send the drops of blood to labs to be tested for any abnormalities that may be common in either the parents history of health or anything that may arise during the period of birth, such as diabetes or smallpox. Most babies when they are born are known for their pink skin. The skin color of a baby is very important. Babies should have a pink toned skin…

abnormal range of liver test. In the study, the first test showed an abnormal liver panel of alkaline phosphatase of 525 mg/dL and the normal range is between 35 to 104 units per litre. The patient’s total bilirubin was 10 mg/dL and the normal range is 0.2- 1.3 mg/dL, as well the bile acid was greater than 180 micromoles/litre. The antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) test should been order for diagnosing PBC, because the autoantibodies in the blood react to inner lining of mitochondria.…

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner A career that I hope to pursue after college, is becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner. A neonatal nurse practitioner is something I have been dreaming about since I was a child. Saving lives and taking care of babies, is something that I feel I would enjoy very much. I am planning to attend St. Catherine University (St.Kate’s) next fall, where I plan to get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Shortly after, I plan on working as a nurse in order to work towards…

Neonatal Nurse are known to help with different kind of babies who are suffering with different health problems. Neonatal Nurses care for babies that are normal. premature, have illnesses, birth defects and they work in the NICU ( Neonatal Intensive Care Units). Neonatal Nursing was founded in California, 1984. The career of Neonatal Nursing is about making decisions and being able to manage to help babies that are at high risk. Neonatal Nurses, are here to lower the risks of young babies and…