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India | Nursing | Volume 10 Issue 3, March 2021 | Pages: 550 - 558
A Study to Assess the Maternal and Newborn Risk Factors Associated with Neonatal Jaundice among Newborn Babies in Selected Hospitals of Guwahati, Assam
Abstract: Newborn babies constitute the foundation of a nation. In India approximately 26 million childrens born each year; among which 12 million childrens die during the first four weeks. Neonatal jaundice is one of the common physiological occurrences in newborn with over half of term and 80 % of preterm neonates. It describes the yellow orange hue of the skin caused by excessive level of bilirubin that accumulates.
Keywords: Maternal, Newborn, Neonatal Jaundice, Newborn Babies
How to Cite?: Sapna Kumari, Kabita Baishya, "A Study to Assess the Maternal and Newborn Risk Factors Associated with Neonatal Jaundice among Newborn Babies in Selected Hospitals of Guwahati, Assam", Volume 10 Issue 3, March 2021, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 550-558, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR21211092838, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR21211092838