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Guardian of a 1 yr 1 m old boy1 Year ago

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My baby is 5 days old his bilirubin level is 12 ,do we need to go for phototherapy?

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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl1 Year ago

A. It’s a very average level but yes if the doctor suggested then you should go every phototherapy because the Dr is only going to advise you whether the phototherapy would be required or not we cannot tell you correctly whether it would be important to be done or not

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