Problems of Neonatal Jaundice in Indonesia

H.E. Monintja (Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta.)
B. Wirastari (Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta.)
N. Kadri (Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta.)
A. Aminullah (Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta.)
S. Muslichan (Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Indonesia, Jakarta.)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 19 No 3-4 (1979): March - April 1979

This study revealed the incidence of neonatal jaundice in the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta to be 32.1%, i.e 42.97% in low birth weight infants and 29.70% in fulllerm infants. No pathological basis was proven in many cases. The factors which may cause pathological jaundice according to the frequency are as follows: infections, anoxia and hypoxia, hemolysis due to G6PD deficiency, multiple factors and hypoglycemia etc. This study also revealed that 69.5% of jaundiced infants had bilirubin concentration of more than 10 mg%. Analysis of the factors showed that most of them were preventable.