Hyperbilirubinemia in Healthy Newborns Born to Immigrant Mothers from Southeastern Asia Compared to Italian Ones
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Hyperbilirubinemia in Healthy Newborns Born to Immigrant Mothers from Southeastern Asia Compared to Italian Ones Antonio Alberto Zuppa & P. Catenazzi & C. Orchi & F. Cota & V. Calabrese & M. Cavani & C. Romagnoli
Received: 8 September 2010 / Accepted: 30 November 2012 / Published online: 10 January 2013 # Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation 2013
Abstract Objective To compare the characteristics of jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn population of both immigrant and Italian mothers. Methods The authors studied a group of 1,680 infants born at “A. Gemelli” hospital during 1 y. All were with appropriate weight for gestational age, weighting more than 2,500 g, born to low-risk pregnancy. Maternal ethnicity, clinically evident jaundice (that is total serum bilirubin (TSB)>7 mg/dL), hyperbilirubinemia (TSB>12 mg/dL), the duration of hospital stay and their need of phototherapy were evaluated. Results In infants born to Asian mothers, hyperbilirubinemia was significantly more frequent (48.8 % vs. 26.5 %, p0 0.003) and they reached mean TSB peak significantly later (86.5±38.5 vs. 74.5±20.6 h, P00.0001) compared with Italian infants. The average length of hospitalization of infants of Asian and Latin American mothers is significantly longer compared to Italian newborns (4.5±1.9 vs. 3.6±1.1, p
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