Jaundice in Newborns

Jaundice usually is noticed first on the face, in the whites of a baby's eyes, and then on the rest of the body. The best way to notice the yellow color is in good light, such as daylight or fluorescent light, but it always is more difficult to see jaundice in infants with darker skin color.

Does your newborn have jaundice? Yes, my newborn has jaundice. No, as far as I know, my newborn does not have jaundice.

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Online Medical Reviewer: Faculty of Harvard Medical School Date Last Reviewed: 10/3/2006 Date Last Modified: 9/5/2006 Source: from Harvard Health Decision Guides, Harvard Health Publications, Copyright © 2007 by President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used with permission of StayWell.

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