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Neonatal jaundice


              Author:       Study Type:           Population               Half of the mothers described how
              Willis S      Qualitative study     Mother of newborn babies with   jaundice had influenced, positive or
                                                  jaundice                 negatively their breastfeeding patterns.
              Year:         Evidence Level:
              2002          III                   Criteria:
                                                  Breastfeeding babies with TsB
              Country:                            > 170 micromol/litre
              USA
                                                  Setting
                229
              ID:                                 Hospital

                                                  Demographics:
                                                  Sample size: 47
                                                  Mean age: 27 years
                                                  More than half of multiparous
                                                  mother had a previous baby with
                                                  jaundice and ¾ had breastfed a
                                                  previous child.

                                                  Mothers interview between 2.5 and
                                                  14.5 weeks postpartum



































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