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Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm neonates.
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SUBMITTER: Horn D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm neonates.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20210706
<h4>Background</h4>Acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) and the other serious complications of severe hyperbilirubinemia in the neonate occur far more frequently in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This is due to several factors that place babies in LMIC at greater risk for hyperbilirubinemia, including increased prevalence of hematologic disorders leading to hemolysis, increased sepsis, less prenatal or postnatal care, and a lack of resources to treat jaundiced babies. Hospitals and cli ...[more]