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Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to swallowed maternal blood

Hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal devido à ingestão do sangue materno

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Definition

A condition characterised as an increased level of bilirubin above 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) which manifests as yellowing of the eyes, skin, and other tissues of a newborn due consumption by the newborn of blood from the mother.

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Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia due to swallowed maternal blood