Neonatal jaundice: a guide to the latest equipment

When a neonate has an elevated level of serum bilirubin and requires treatment for their hyperbilirubinaemia, phototherapy will be initiated. Currently, phototherapy treatment options consist of phototherapy blankets that wrap around the baby, or overhead lights placed above the incubator or cot. As well as the diagnostic serum bilirubin blood sampling tests, more companies are now designing non-invasive testing for raised jaundice levels. In this issue of Infant Journal, we look at the latest products designed to detect and treat neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia.