1Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, SIMS, Hapur
2Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, MMC, Muzaffarnagar
3Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, SIMS, Hapur
4Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Biostatics, SIMS, Hapur
*Corresponding author: Shweta Singh, 157, Bettina, Mahagun Mascot Crossings Republik, Ghaziabad. (U.P.)-201010. Mob. no: 09958006081. Email id: drshwetasingh2003@gmail.com
Online published on 31 January, 2015.
To identify the risk factors for Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn at a tertiary care center in NCR, Delhi.
Cross-sectional prospective study.
A cross-sectional prospective study of neonates to identify the risk factors for hyperbilirubinemia was done between Jan 2014-July 2014.
Neonatal factors like low gestational age, low birth weight, lower apgar score, history of jaundice in sibling and maternal factors like mothers’ blood group, use of oxytocin and PROM are significantly associated with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
In resource limited healthcare settings, the cord-blood and clinical screening of the neonates with risk factors would prevent prolonged hospitalization and cost as well as readmission because of neonatal jaundice.
Hyperbilirubinemia, Risk Factors, Neonatal Jaundice
