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Lactation Consultant

Category - Pathology

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Your nursing mother calls you and states that the newborn, now 6 days old, has developed a yellowish color to its skin. What should you do?
  1. Inform the mother to stop breastfeeding and pumping.
  2. Advise the mother to call the doctor because the newborn’s liver appears to be dysfunctional.
  3. Tell the mother to put the child in the sun so the skin can darken back to normal skin color.
  4. Teach the mother about late onset breast milk jaundice.
Explanation
Answer: D - You should teach the mother about late onset breast milk jaundice which can occur from 5 to 7 days after birth among a small percent of breastfed babies. Late onset breast milk jaundice is not serious and it typically disappears in a short period of time. It can be caused by some of the components of breast milk like pregnanediol and fatty acids.
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