What Causes Jaundice in Babies?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Infections
We all have an immune system that helps to keep us safe from disease. This includes newborn babies, but their immune systems have not yet grown to be as strong as those of adults. This means that extra care needs to be taken because they can develop infections more easily than we can.
Depending on the type of infection, it can cause some very unwelcome symptoms in somebody so young. Some infections can infect the liver and this could affect its ability to process bilirubin. Other types of infection might affect the blood directly, and this can lead to an increase in bilirubin also.
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