This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential, routine postnatal care for women and
newborns with the ultimate goal of improving maternal and newborn health and well-being …

CONTEXT Transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) is used as a valid screening to identify
neonates requiring measurement of total serum bilirubin (TSB) before phototherapy. Its use …

Measurement of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) is widely used to estimate serum bilirubin
(SB). However, its reliability depending on skin tone is still controversial. Ethnic classification …

OBJECTIVES Substantial variability exists in hyperbilirubinemia screening and monitoring
leading to unnecessary total serum bilirubin (TSB) testing in healthy newborns. We aimed to …

Shorter length of stay for postpartum mothers and their newborns necessitates careful
community follow-up after hospital discharge. The vast amount of information given during …

Background: Heel blood sampling of newborns plays an important role in the diagnosis of
neonatal hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, and other inherited metabolic diseases …

Objective: To determine the accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) to predict total serum
bilirubin (TSB) in preterm infants across gestational age (GA) ranges and to calculate the …

Background Screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in the postnatal ward has
traditionally been performed using serum bilirubin sampling, but this has significant …

To avoid brain damage in newborn infants, effective tools for prevention of excessive
neonatal hyperbilirubinemia are needed. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new …

Measurement of transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) is a non-invasive, widely used technique to
estimate serum bilirubin (SB). However, its reliability in multiethnic populations during and …