Factors influencing jaundice follow-up rates in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the factors affecting neonatal jaundice monitoring in primary care, specifically in normal-risk newborns, with the aim of optimising jaundice follow-up care through a risk-stratified approach.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Seven primary care clinics in Singapore.

Patients

5391 healthy newborns with jaundice at hospital discharge.

Main outcome measures

Jaundice visit rates within 90 days postdischarge.

Results

5391 newborns attended 26 494 jaundice visits between 2022-2023, with 4593 (85.2%) determined to be normal-risk for severe hyperbilirubinaemia. compared with high-risk newborns, normal-risk newborns had significantly fewer visits (five visits, IQR 2-7 vs five visits, IQR 4-7), higher birth weight (3.13 kg, SD 0.4

SUBMITTER: Koh SWC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778318 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature