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A MULTIFACTORIAL SURVEY OF NEONATAL JAUNDICE
Author(s) -
Jeffares M. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12622.x
Subject(s) - jaundice , medicine , pediatrics , full term , obstetrics , oxytocin , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Summary 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 breastfeeding and minor infections. No association was demonstrated between neonatal jaundice and the method of delivery or 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.