In einer eMail vom 29-11-01 20:37:34 West-Europa (standaardtijd) schreibt
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> There can be several separate scenarios here which could also merge
> together.  Gartner is saying that normal, healthy, well-fed breasted babies
> usually have higher baseline bilirubin levels than their formula-fed
> counterparts.  This would seem to be a biological norm seen even in
> breastfed babies who nurse frequently and well right from birth.  Now
> superimposed on that physiologically normal elevation can be a pathological
> elevation caused by poor feeding - a starvation induced hyperbilirubinemia,
> if you will.  I

Thank you, Sharon for this fine explanation (and the rest of it)
I was just wondering if and how this was determined.

Gonneke

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