> Subject: Re: Prevalence of phototherapy > > <<Does anyone have hard data on the proportion of term newborns who get > phototherapy for pronounced physiologic jaundice in the US? Any other > countries? Also, are there standards for threshhold values, or does it vary > from unit to unit? If there are standard threshhold values, what are > they?>> > > Rachel, according to the new guidelines put out by the American Academy of > Pediatrics, 2004, they are sorting babies into 3 risk categories: lower risk > (>38 weeks at birth and healthy), medium risk (>38 weeks with risk factors, > or 35-36 6/7 weeks at birth and healthy) and higher risk (35-37 6/7 at birth > with risk factors.) > If anyone would like a copy of the AAP 2004 clinical guidelines, go to: http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;114/1/297 KKG *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]