Incidence and predictors of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy: A prospective cohort study at a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Hamdi Mohamed Yusuf, Munanura Turyasiima, Jolly Nankunda, Sabinah Wesigemukama Twesigemukama, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Abdullahi Mohamed Abdulle, Walyeldin Elfakey, Zakaria Abdi Said · 2026
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Hamdi Mohamed Yusuf and colleagues followed newborns at a referral hospital in Uganda to find who develops jaundice severe enough to need light treatment. Jaundice in newborns can injure the brain when care comes late, and Ugandan data have been sparse. More than five hundred mother and baby pairs were tracked from birth through the first week of life.
Risk rose close to twofold for babies whose mothers were underweight, overweight, or obese during pregnancy. Low household income, surgical birth, and waters breaking early before labour also raised risk. Blood tests and blood group checks were part of follow up. Knowing these flags, staff can watch high risk babies more closely in the first days.
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| CREATOR | Hamdi Mohamed Yusuf, Munanura Turyasiima, Jolly Nankunda, Sabinah Wesigemukama Twesigemukama, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Abdullahi Mohamed Abdulle, Walyeldin Elfakey, Zakaria Abdi Said |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32957 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |