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Why do babies get jaundice?
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Infant jaundice occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin, a yellow pigment of red blood cells. It usually occurs because the baby's liver isn't mature enough to remove the bilirubin in the bloodstream.
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Infant jaundice occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin (bil-ih-ROO-bin), a yellow pigment of red blood cells. Infant jaundice is a common condition, particularly in babies born before 38 weeks' gestation (preterm babies) and some breast feeding babies.
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