Prediction of Jaundice in Term Infants

BilirubinProduction in Healthy Term Infants as Measured by Carbon Monoxide in Breath

The objective of this study was to describe total bilirubin production in healthy term infants as a means of understanding the differences in jaundice pigment production associated with various common clinical circumstances.

Jaundice occurs in most human neonates during the several days after birth. The objective of this study was to describe total bilirubin production in healthy term infants as a means of understanding the differences in jaundice pigment production associated with various common clinical circumstances.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infants born via cesarean delivery (to ensure subjects would still be hospitalized and available for ETCOc measurement and blood sampling on day 3 postpartum)
• Delivery within each center's scheduled recruitment period (to maximize nursing availability and minimize cost)
• Birth weight >2500 g
• Gestational age >37 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any illness that would require admission to the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) within 8 hours of birth