Cord blood bilirubin and prediction of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and perinatal infection in newborns at risk of hemolysis.

CONCLUSIONS: A positive correlation was found between umbilical cord bilirubin and hyperbilirubinemia in the first 48 h of life. Umbilical cord bilirubin is a poor marker for predicting neonatal infection.
PMID: 33049218 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - October 10, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kardum D, Serdarušić I, Biljan B, Šantić K, Živković V, Kos M Tags: J Pediatr (Rio J) Source Type: research