Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Diagnostic Tool to Assess Neonatal Jaundice in a Mexican Population

Evaluation of a Smartphone Based Diagnostic Tool to Assess Neonatal Jaundice in a Mexican Population

This corss-sectional study aims to test the performance and accuracy of the Picterus JP screening device in newborns with different skin types.

A descriptive cross-sectional study among 174 newborns was carried out at Hospital Materno-Infantil de Irapuato in Mexico during July and August 2018.

The Picterus Calibration Card will be placed on the chest of the newborn with the hole in the card placed over the infant's sternum. A validated smartphone with Picterus JP will be used to collect digital images..

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy newborns with or without signs of jaundice
• Gestational age >35 weeks
• Age 0-14 days
• Birth weight > 1500 g.
• Parents acceptance of their children to participate in the study.
• Newborn needing a blood test

Exclusion Criteria:

• Newborns showing signs or with diagnosis of inborn diseases
• Newborn transferred to pediatric ward for any treatment
• Newborns who had received phototherapy.