Pediatric Home Care Tips for Treating Infant Jaundice
Infant Jaundice: Pediatric Home Care Media PA
If you’ve started to notice that your newborn’s eyes and skin seem to have a yellow tinge to them, you might be early stages of jaundice. This condition is more common in premature babies, but there can be other causes, too. Treatment might be possible at home, with pediatric home care assistance.
What Causes Jaundice?
Jaundice is the common name for a condition in which a person’s skin and the whites of their eyes turn yellow. Sometimes the coloring is mild, but in severe cases jaundice can be very dark. The yellowing skin is due to bilirubin, which is a pigment formed in the liver. When a person’s body cannot process and flush the bilirubin out of the body, it builds up in the blood stream and causes a yellow coloring of the skin and eyes.
Jaundice Can Become Dangerous
In infants, jaundice can be caused by premature birth, the baby having a different blood type from the mother, and other issues, like infections or enzyme deficiencies. Left untreated, jaundice can become much more dangerous as the bilirubin builds up in the bloodstream. Blood tests performed by your baby’s pediatrician can help to detect jaundice and underlying causes.
Often Jaundice Can Be Treated at Home
Jaundice can often be treated at home with light therapy. This usually involves lighted pads, special lighting, and protective eye coverings for your baby. If the jaundice is more severe, other treatments may be necessary, such as IV immunoglobulin or blood transfusions. Pediatric home care providers can help to make light treatments less intimidating for parents. They can also help to reduce the likelihood of having to return to the hospital for those treatments. Especially if you’re concerned that you might not be able to perform light therapy correctly.
Follow-up Treatments May Be Necessary
Depending on the cause of your baby’s jaundice, there may be other necessary treatments to cure underlying issues while helping to reduce the possibility that it returns. Some of these treatments may be able to be done at home, as well, so talk with your baby’s doctor about how to proceed.
Infant jaundice is definitely treatable, but it can be a frightening situation to find yourself battling with your baby, especially if you’re a brand-new parent. Work with your baby’s doctor and other healthcare providers to find the right solutions.
If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Pediatric Home Care in Media, PA, and the surrounding area, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care. (484) 206-4544
Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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