A guideline for management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborns based solely on total/indirect serum bilirubin levels is considered outmoded. And approach to the identification of newborns at risk of bilirubin toxicity due to the increase of unbound bilirubin is proposed. Unbound bilirubin can easily enter the brain and bind to the nerve cells. A peroxidase oxidation method using unbound bilir…
It is essential to weight the baby accurately at birth so that apropriate measures can be taken to minimize the risk. In rural areas, most deliveries occur at home, attended by traditional birth attendants and there is a shortage of weighing scales. Therefore, suitable surrogates for birth weight are needed. A prospective study was conducted to assess the diagnostic performance of four anthropo…