Newborns with high levels of bilirubin in their bodies may develop jaundice. And jaundice disease has a significant impact on the physical health of newborns, which is well known to many people. To ensure the physical health of newborns, it is necessary to understand changes in bilirubin levels and find ways to control them. So, what are the reasons for high total bilirubin levels in newborns?
Newborns with high total bilirubin levels may be caused by congenital biliary malformations. It is also possible that the breast milk consumed by newborns contains unknown substances that can affect changes in their total bilirubin levels. Moreover, when newborns and their mothers have incompatible blood types, it can also stimulate an increase in their total bilirubin, leading to jaundice.
If a newborn is infected with viruses or bacteria after birth, it can also affect the normal function of stem cells, thereby threatening the normal changes in total bilirubin in their body. The above situations can all lead to pathological jaundice in newborns, which is not conducive to their physical health and requires timely treatment. Otherwise, if not effectively treated, it can worsen the condition of newborns and lead to nuclear jaundice.
However, the total bilirubin of newborns is within the normal physiological range, so parents don't have to worry too much. This situation can cause physiological jaundice and will not threaten the newborn's body. Meanwhile, after a few weeks of illness, newborns will gradually recover and their bodies will return to normal. However, if premature infants have physiological jaundice, the recovery time of the body will be longer.
