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Brits, H., Adendorff, J., Huisamen, D., Beukes, D., Botha, K., Herbst, H. and Joubert, G. (2018) The Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice and Risk Factors in Healthy Term Neonates at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 10, e1-e6.
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• TITLE: Audit of Neonatal Jaundice as Experienced at a Mission Hospital in Western Nigeria

  AUTHORS: Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu

  KEYWORDS: Jaundice, Neonates, Bilirubinaemia, Encephalopathy and Outcomes

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Pediatrics, Vol.14 No.1, January 10, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a common disorder in neonates that can impact negatively on the brain and cause death. The peculiarities in aetiology and solutions for different settings are a knowledge gap. This informed the desire to determine local aetiology and solutions for neonatal jaundice in a missionary hospital in Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria. Methods: Consecutive consenting babies diagnosed with significant neonatal jaundice were studied between July 2016 and June 2019. Institutional ethical consent was obtained. A proforma was used to obtain socio-demographic data and other relevant information such as age, sex, birthweight, gestational age and history regarding the jaundice. All the information obtained was inputted into a computer and analysed with SPSS version 16. Results: A total of 179 babies with neonatal jaundice comprising of 120 (67.0%) boys and 59 (33.0%) girls with ages ranging between 1 and 12 days (mean 2.7 ± 2.9) were studied. Prematurity, ABO incompatibility, neonatal sepsis and glucose-6-phosphate enzyme deficiency accounted for over 80% of the causes of significant NNJ. Sixty (33.5%) of the 179 babies studied developed acute bilirubin encephalopathy and 11 (6.1%) mortalities were recorded. Higher proportions of babies that were out-born with spontaneous vaginal delivery modes had acute bilirubin encephalopathy (p Conclusion: Neonatal jaundice is still a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the neonatal age group. Maternal education is key to good outcome in neonatal jaundice.