: " It is clear, nevertheless, that the
>majority of infants require no intervention and can safely be observed."  The
>discussion ends with this statement:  "As pediatricians, we should do
everything
>in our power to encourage breastfeeding.  One way of doing this is to encourage
>mothers of jaundiced infants to continue nursing."

apparently there have been several studies indicating that some level of
jaundice is desireable due to the free radical scavenging affect of
bilirubin.  I'll dig  out the reference(s) if anyone is interested.

There is also some evidence that phototherapy can be destructive to color
vision later in life- particularly when it is a 24 hr/day exposure.  I like
moderate levels of sunshine myself.

Kate
If I add just a tiny bit of sugar to my coffee and stir faster and faster I
find it gets sweeter and sweeter than if I added more and more sugar. - Unknown