Icterícia neonatal e os cuidados de enfermagem: relato de caso

Abstract

In neonatal jaundice, there is a general indirect hyperbilirubinemia that results from the unconjugated bilirubin pigment that leads to the yellowish coloration of the skin and mucous membranes. Most newborns develop this clinical condition in the first week of life due to the newborn's adaptive process to bilirubin metabolism. Although the course is benign in its great majority, an indirect bilirubin can impregnate the central nervous system and cause a bilirubin encephalopathy that in its chronic phase can cause cerebral and mental paralysis. Thus, because it is prevalent and considersthe risk of severity, the present case will describe neonatal jaundice and its repercussions on the mother-baby binomial and nursing care.