Every year, newborn babies are readmitted into the hospital because of a condition known as jaundice, which causes the skin to turn yellow. In fact, of all newborn readmitted cases, jaundice is the number one cause. The good news about jaundice is that because the skin turns a strange yellowish color, it is easy to spot, diagnose, and treat. What happens with jaundice babies is that the bilirubin, which is a yellow pigment that babies typically produce, actually builds up within the blood so when excessive bilirubin is produced, more than the liver can handle, jaundice occurs. While this might … Continue reading →