hi , my baby is 32 days old. at the time of birth he had jaundice which was reduced to 7 by phototherapy. again after two weeks his jaundice increased to 12 and phototherapy was given n reduced to 8, however he still looks yellow. why is bilirubin level not coming down?

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. this need to be seen. Your family doctor or any doctor near by should be consulted for this and treatment should be after proper examination only . No any self medication should be given to baby .

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