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March 7, 2026Open Access

Causes, Risk Factors and Complications of Neonatal Jaundice: A Hospital-Based Study

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1K1*Dr. Sarmad Osamah Rashid Alfil, 2Dr. Raghad Taha Aziz, 3Dr. Zakaria Abdul Khaliq Kassim

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This cross-sectional study identifies causes and complications of jaundice in neonates, suggesting significant clinical implications.

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  • To determine the causes, risk factors, and complications of neonatal jaundice in admitted neonates.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study in a neonatal unit over one year.
  • Included newborns aged 28 days or younger with clinical jaundice at admission.
  • Analyzed demographics, types of jaundice, and complications.
  • 420 neonates studied; 62.4% presented with physiological jaundice.
  • Severe hyperbilirubinemia occurred in 37.6% of infants, linked to pathological causes.
  • ABO incompatibility was the leading cause of pathological jaundice, present in 28.5% of cases.

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1*Dr. Sarmad Osamah Rashid Alfil, 2Dr. Raghad Taha Aziz, 3Dr. Zakaria Abdul Khaliq Kassim (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc2725af8044f7a4ec18ehttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18872315
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