Editing Jaundice (section)

==== Treatment ====
Jaundice in newborns is usually transient and dissipates without medical intervention. In cases when serum bilirubin levels are greater than 4–21&nbsp;mg/dl (68–360&nbsp;μmol/L), infant may be treated with [[phototherapy]] or [[exchanged transfusion]] depending on the infant's age and prematurity status.<ref name="CMAJ2015" /> A [[bili light]] is often the tool used for early treatment, which consists of exposing the baby to intensive [[phototherapy]], which may be intermittent or continuous.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gottimukkala SB, Lobo L, Gautham KS, Bolisetty S, Fiander M, Schindler T | title = Intermittent phototherapy versus continuous phototherapy for neonatal jaundice | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2023 | issue = 3 | pages = CD008168 | date = March 2023 | pmid = 36867730 | pmc = 9979775 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD008168.pub2 | collaboration = Cochrane Neonatal Group }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bili Lights for Jaundice: Effectiveness for Neonatal and Adults {{!}} Heliotherapy Research Institute |url=https://heliotherapy.institute/bili-lights/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> A 2014 systematic review found no evidence indicating whether outcomes were different for hospital-based versus home-based treatment.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Malwade US, Jardine LA | title = Home- versus hospital-based phototherapy for the treatment of non-haemolytic jaundice in infants at more than 37 weeks' gestation | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 6 | pages = CD010212 | date = June 2014 | volume = 2014 | pmid = 24913724 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.cd010212.pub2 | pmc = 10750451 }}</ref> A 2021 Cochrane systematic review found that sunlight can be used to supplement phototherapy, as long as care is taken to prevent overheating and skin damage.<ref name="Horn_2021">{{cite journal | vauthors = Horn D, Ehret D, Gautham KS, Soll R | title = Sunlight for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm neonates | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2021 | issue = 7 | pages = CD013277 | date = July 2021 | pmid = 34228352 | pmc = 8259558 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD013277.pub2 | collaboration = Cochrane Neonatal Group }}</ref> There was not sufficient evidence to conclude that sunlight by itself is an effective treatment.<ref name="Horn_2021" />  Bilirubin count is also lowered through excretion—bowel movements and urination—so frequent and effective feedings are vital measures to decrease jaundice in infants.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = O'Keefe L |date=May 2001|title=Increased vigilance needed to prevent kernicterus in newborns|url=http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/18/5/231|url-status=live|journal=American Academy of Pediatrics|volume=18|issue=5|pages=231|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203356/http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/18/5/231|archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref>