preterm jaundice

1. Introduction to Preterm Neonatal Jaundice Neonatal jaundice is a ubiquitous clinical presentation in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but its implications are profoundly magnified when the infant is born prematurely. Preterm delivery—defined as birth occurring before thirty-seven weeks of gestation—interrupts the crucial final stages of fetal organ maturation. Consequently, preterm infants face a … Read more