Chapter 1 - Innovations in screening and management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

Abstract

There has been minimal practice change in the routine management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia since the adoption of the 2004 clinical practice guidelines on the management of hyperbilirubinemia in late preterm and term newborns by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In this chapter we discuss five practice changes that are areas of active research. Each is an attempt to improve our approach to the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.