In a message dated 12/15/98 12:37:52 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< I did find in my private practice and
 working as a Home Phototherapist that those Drs. that were eager to stop
 breastfeeding at the first signs of an elevated bilirubin or that wanted =
 to >>

It is interesting to note that ALL infants who suffered from kernicterus in
the U.S. for the past 8 years were ALL breastfed infants!  Something is going
on here!  What?
Kernicterus, aka bilirubin encephalopathy, is a condition with severe neural
symptoms associated with high levels of bilirubin in the blood.  In spite of
what is taught, kernicterus can occur in full-term "healthy" infants instead
of just the premies.
Andrew MD FAAP
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