Umbilical cord blood bilirubins, gestational age, and maternal race predict neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

OBJECTIVE:No validated biomarker at birth exists to predict which newborns will develop severe hyperbilirubinemia. This study's primary aim was to build and validate a prediction model for severe hyperbilirubinemia using umbilical cord blood bilirubins (CBB) and risk factors at birth in neonate...

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Main Authors: Adrian Castillo, Tristan R Grogan, Grace H Wegrzyn, Karrie V Ly, Valencia P Walker, Kara L Calkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5983417?pdf=render