Evaluation of the Predictive Value of Umbilical Cord Serum Bilirubin Level for the Development of Subsequent Hyperbilirubinemia in Term and Late-Preterm Neonates

Background: Considering the increasing rates of early hospital discharge and kernicterus in healthy full term newborns, timely identification of neonates at risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia is of great significance. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of umbilical cord ser...

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Main Authors: Fariba Hemmati, Zahra Hashemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Neonatology
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Online Access:http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_6661_e7ae1b3e3629afe3779e1c7e97872670.pdf