According to Dr Adnaan Mustafa, Consultant Pediatrician at The Nairobi West Hospital, infant jaundice or neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 ...
Newborn baby with neonatal jaundice and high bilirubin hyperbilirubinemia under blue UV light for phototheraphy. (representative image) Source: iStockphoto / phakimata/Getty Images/iStockphoto New ...
The condition occurs when a baby has a high level of bilirubin in their blood, a yellow pigment resulting from the natural breakdown of red blood cells that causes the tint seen in jaundice.
Currently, newborns are screened by means of using ... the natural breakdown of red blood cells that causes the yellow tint seen in jaundice. It utilizes a machine learning model to predict ...
an excess of which causes the yellow tint associated with jaundice. Jaundice occurs when a baby has a high level of bilirubin in the blood, as the liver may not be developed enough to remove the ...
Getting more accurate readings of possible jaundice in newborns without having to leave home. An app is being developed which also targets Asian babies' skin tones. Results of the pilot's first ...