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Mom of a 4 yr 5 m old girl4 years ago

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Hi doctor... Baby has jaundice 20range...baby weight is 2.2 ..baby kept in nicu today evening will phototherapy effects the baby's iris,colour of the body ..please give me suggestions.

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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl4 years ago

A. It May or may not because a lot of people say that the child is turning a little black after phototherapy so I’m not really very sure about it because my child didn’t change its complexion after phototherapy of 24 hours or more so I wouldn’t say it is actually because of phototherapy completely

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