Journal of Neonatal Biology

Alma Iafisco

Publications

• Research Article
  Immigrant Newborn and Physiological Jaundice
  Author(s): Antonio A Zuppa, Maria Cavani, Riccardo Riccardi, Piero Catenazzi, Alma Iafisco and Giovanni VentoAntonio A Zuppa, Maria Cavani, Riccardo Riccardi, Piero Catenazzi, Alma Iafisco and Giovanni Vento
  
  Objective: In Italy there are a growing number of infants born to non-Italian mothers. The aim of this study is to analyze the physiological trend of bilirubin in newborns from South-east Asia and South America, compared to Italian newborns. Method: 60 newborns were enrolled: 20 Italian newborns, 20 South American newborns, 20 Southeast Asian newborns. All babies were born from normal pregnancies, delivered vaginally. There was no AB0 and Rh incompatibility. Daily total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels were the main outcome. Results: The bilirubin reached the peak on the third day of life in the Italian group (9.5 ± 2.7 mg/dL); on the fourth day of life in the Southeastern Asian group (9.9 ± 3.0 mg/dL) and on the fifth day of life in the South American group (10.9 ± 2.4 mg/dL). On the fifth, sixth and seventh day of life South Americ.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0897.1000258

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