Abstract
Background: Although neonatal jaundice occurs in 60% of term infants, very little evidence is available on how to prevent it. Given the ethno-medical use of chicory aroma water (CAW) for the management of jaundice by Iranian pregnant women, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether the frequent CAW consumption was associated with fewer jaundice symptoms after 40 days. Materials and Methods: A single blind randomized controlled trial was designed to enroll participants from Lolagar Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Pregnant women (n=80) were randomly divided into two groups. The trial group was provided with common diet and an instruction to consume CAW. The control group was maintained on common diet. The proportion of phototherapy and mean value of bilirubin were measured and compared between the two groups. (IRCT registry number: IRCT2017041633475N1) Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the mean value of bilirubin between the women with frequent CAW consumption compared with the control. Also, the intake of CAW was not associated with a marked improvement in the need for phototherapy (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of this study highlighted that the intake of CAW by pregnant women failed to ameliorate neonatal jaundice.
 [GMJ.2017;6(4):312-8] DOI: 10.22086/gmj.v6i4.973
Highlights
Jaundice is one of the most common medical complications among infants
Maternal Chicory Aroma Water for Neonatal Jaundice tal liver might not be well-developed to clear bilirubin from the blood quickly enough, the excessive formation of bilirubin would occur; this, in turn, leads to hyperbilirubinemia [3]
There exists a number of anecdotal evidence in support of chicory aroma water (CAW) supplementation during pregnancy, in the course of the last trimester of pregnancy when the warmness of the pregnant woman’s body temperament increases to the highest point [14, 18, 19]
Summary
Maternal Chicory Aroma Water for Neonatal Jaundice tal liver might not be well-developed to clear bilirubin from the blood quickly enough, the excessive formation of bilirubin would occur; this, in turn, leads to hyperbilirubinemia [3]. In some cases, this might be associated with serious health issues. There exists a number of anecdotal evidence in support of chicory aroma water (CAW) supplementation during pregnancy, in the course of the last trimester of pregnancy when the warmness of the pregnant woman’s body temperament increases to the highest point [14, 18, 19] It needs to be approved through comprehensive clinical trials.
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