A MULTIFACTORIAL SURVEY OF NEONATAL JAUNDICE
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 84 (6) , 452-455
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12622.x
Abstract
Concern about a neonatal jaundice rate of 8-6 per cent prompted a retrospective survey of 981 full term infants. There was a highly significant association between increased oxytocin dosage and neonatal jaundice in induced labours. A significant association was also demonstrated between neonatal jaundice and both breast-feeding and minor infections. No association was demonstrated between neonatal jaundice and the method of delivery of birth weight. The results of the survey suggest that while oxytocin in high doses should be used with caution, the benefits obtained from the drug outweigh the risk of hyperbilirubinaemia which it may cause.Keywords
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