Many normal, healthy infants have a yellow color in your skin the firstdays of life, this condition is called physiologic jaundice, and it is becausethe blood contains too much billirubin, a chemical that forms during the normalbreakdown of old blood cells.
In newborns, this matter often quite high, due to increased red bloodcell in your liver at the time of birth, even immature having difficultyprocessing the excess billirubin.
If the billirubin level increases more than it first appears on the face,then chest and then the abdomen, finally in the legs, usually graduallyincrease, and decreases with every passing day without some sort necessarytreatment.
Sometimes these levels increase and not having the appropriate care,could cause injury to the nervous system of the newborn. Sometimes it isrecommended to place the baby in the sun, and if necessary treated withphototherapy, (then we'll talk about it.) Remember that if your baby begins toturn yellow, it is best to consult your pediatrician.
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