A 3 days old neonate is brought by the mother to the pediatrician and is found to have a bilirubin of 18 g/dl. What is the next step?
b. Start phototherapy and continue breastfeeding(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 873-74)First line of treatment for pathological neonatal jaundice is phototherapy; breastfeeding should be continued.
Stop breastfeeding
Start phototherapy and continue breastfeeding
Start phototherapy and stop breastfeeding
Exchange transfusion
New Born Infants