**The effect of jaundice on the brain of babies** Most babies are jaundiced at birth, and sometimes you can tell from the yellow color that is visible on their face... But many parents are worried that this amount of jaundice will cause danger to their beloved child, but some doctors believe that jaundice is a little normal and there is nothing to worry about. Babies** To put it simply, the yellow that appears on the skin of most babies happens when a chemical called bilirubin is created in the baby's blood. During pregnancy, the mother's liver destroys bilirubin for the baby, but after birth, it is the baby's liver that is responsible for this task and must remove bilirubin from the body. That is why when bilirubin is newly created and increased in the baby's blood, the skin color and the whites of the baby's eyes are possible. If it looks yellow, this change in the baby's body is called "jaundice". Jaundice is especially common in premature babies, boys are more affected than girls. This disease may appear in the first week of the baby's life. This disease may appear in the first week of birth. The level of blood bilirubin in a baby detects jaundice... Other symptoms of jaundice in babies are: - Child's inability to breastfeed or insomnia - The amount of excretion and secretions of the baby is not as much as it should be.... - The child is constantly restless and may cry for a long time.... - The physical structure of the child's body changes and becomes arched.... ### **What factors are effective in the appearance of jaundice?** As mentioned, the main cause in babies is the presence of a substance called bilirubin in the blood, which is considered a waste substance and is created during the breakdown of red blood cells, which must be broken down naturally through the liver and then removed from the body with feces.. Also, the baby's jaundice can be caused by mother's milk, because the substances in the mother's milk interfere with the re-excretion of the mother's milk and disrupt the process of the body's renewal. The amount of baby's jaundice includes the following... - Liver failure - Anemia - Cephalomatoma disease, which is caused by a difficult birth in the baby's body, causes bleeding under the baby's skin... - Congenital obstruction in the baby's bile duct or intestine - Presence of bacterial or viral infections in the child's body - Hypothyroidism ### ** How is jaundice diagnosed in babies?** You go to a specialist doctor and the amount of bilirubin in the child's blood is measured through a test or with a special tool that is placed on the child's head.... With the advancement of science and the invention of many diagnostic devices in various fields of medicine, but still the same sampling from the heel as the best diagnostic method for the child in this amount... 3-5 days old babies.... ### **Treatment of jaundice in babies** We provide you with several treatment options for baby jaundice.. Radiation therapy is performed in such a way that the baby is placed in an ultraviolet ray tunnel... This radiation manipulates the molecular structures of bilirubin so that it is excreted from the baby's body through feces. Call Dr. Faraji at the following phone number... the best pediatrician:** ** 3 – 02 54 61 22 \[021\]**