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    • President’s Message
    • Committee
    • Constitution
    • Overview
    • Past Presidents
    • 25th MPA Anniversary
  • Highlights
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    • Berita MPA
    • Editorial
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    • Protfit
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Daily Archives: May 24, 2018

Jaundice in newborns could be an evolutionary safeguard against death from sepsis

ArticlesBy MPA AdminMay 24, 2018

In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be termed physiological. It affects around 60% of term babies and around 80% of preterm babies in the first week of their lives. Clinicians need to monitor it carefully and sometimes treat it, since it can lead to conditions like acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus that can damage the infant’s…

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