Abstract
The course, incidence, and severity of neonatal jaundice was studied in 95 Alaskan Eskimo infants. Breast-fed infants had higher bilirubin concentrations than bottle-fed babies. Both groups experienced high bilirubin levels, similar to those previously reported in Navajo and Oriental infants but greater than those observed in whites and blacks. A marked capacity to inhibit hepatic glucuronyl transferase was observed in breast-milk specimens but only partly accounted for the bilirubin differences between breast-fed and bottle-fed Eskimo infants. These data suggest that in some racial groups predisposed to neonatal jaundice, feeding practices significantly alter the course and severity of hyperbilirubinemia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 859-861 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Diseases of Children |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health