How to prevent Jaundice in newborns

Jaundice in newborn is the most common cause in which parents visits the pediatrician. In newborns there are two types of jaundice one is physiological or normal jaundice and pathological jaundice. Normal jaundice is due to physiological changes in a baby's body. Normally 80 percent of the cases don't require any treatment. But if this jaundice crosses a certain level it requires treatment. Pathological causes of jaundice can be very light threatening. So whenever there is jaundice in baby consult a pediatrician. Certain tips which can help the baby to decrease jaundice are early initiation of breastfeeding after birth, adequate and frequent breastfeeding to make the bigaurobin to come down faster. To certain extent exposure of the baby to sunlight also helps to reduce the jaundice.