Breast milk jaundice
Alternate Names : Hyperbilirubinemia - breast-feeding
Definition ...
Breast milk jaundice
This form of jaundice occurs in breastfed newborns and usually appears at the end of the first week of life. Certain chemicals in breast milk are thought to be responsible.
Breast milk jaundice is different from breastfeeding jaundice. It develops after the first 5 to 7 days of life and peaks at about 2 wk.
Breast milk jaundice is probably caused by factors in the breast milk that slow the rate at which the liver breaks down bilirubin. Such jaundice appears in some healthy, breastfed babies after day 7 of life, and usually peaks during weeks 2 and 3.
Breast milk jaundice-occurs in only 2% of babies.
A substance in breast milk that blocks the elimination of bilirubin may cause it.
Stopping breastfeeding for a couple of days allows the bilirubin to decrease; it is then safe to resume breastfeeding.
"Breast milk jaundice" occurs in about 3% of infants. Peak levels of bilirubin do not occur until the tenth or fifteenth day, and may not return to normal for 12 weeks. But do not stop breast-feeding during this time.
often breast milk jaundice
The following tests may also be conducted to determine if a baby has hyperbilirubinemia: ...
Breast milk jaundice
Breastfeeding jaundice
Viral hepatitis, which includes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E
Autoimmune hepatitis
Malaria
Biliary atresia
Hemolytic anemia ...
Certain enzymes in breast milk are also thought to contribute to 'breast milk jaundice'.
Neonatal hepatitis - some of the viruses that can trigger hepatitis in babies include cytomegalovirus, rubella, and hepatitis A, B and C.
Maternal hormones can also affect newborn infants through a condition called "breast milk jaundice." Some mothers produce a hormone in their milk called pregnanediol.
Breast milk jaundice is thought to be due to the infant’s immature liver and intestines. It typically begins the first week after birth, peaks within two weeks after birth, and declines over the next few weeks.
breast milk jaundice
About 2 percent of breastfed babies develop jaundice after the first week. Some develop breast milk jaundice in the first week due to low calorie intake or dehydration.
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Breast milk jaundice
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 See also: Jaundice, Symptom, Feeding, Prevention, Breastfeeding
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