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There was an older study that showed that formula feeding for 24 hours would
reduce the bili sufficiently and then BF resumed. If baby's liver is normal
then you ignore the yellow tinged skin.
Hyperbilirubinemia in the breast-Fed Newborn: A Controlled Trial of Four
Interventions. Martinez, Maisels, otheguy, Garcia, Savorani,Mogni, &
Martinez Jr. Pediatrics, 91(2) Feb 1993, 470-473
Group 1- Continued breastfeeding and observation
Group 2- D/C Breastfeeding and use formula
Group 3 D/C BF, use formula and phototherapy -ppeared to be best chioce of
4.
Group 4 continue BF and use phototherapy
Article said none of the babies reached dangerous levels and parents need to
be offered the options and see what works for them Also said the best option
for mothers who don't want to D/C BF is to BF and use bili blanket.
I can't find anything recent in UNICEF, except BFHI info, 2009. Pat in SNJ
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