Title
Study to correlate the parental judgement of neonatal jaundice using clinical and biochemical profile
Authors
Aparna Patidar1*, Nada Ali Imran2, Aapurti Awasthi3 & Rajesh Tikkas4
Affiliation
1Department of Pediatrics, NNF Fellowship Neonatology, Consultant Pediatrician at Ace Clinic, Rohini, New Delhi, India; 2Department of Pediatrics, Consultant Pediatrician at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Department of Pediatrics, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Pediatrics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Aparna Patidar - E-mail: aparnapatidar17@gmail.com
Nada Ali Imran - E-mail: nada14533@gmail.com
Aapurti Awasthi - E-mail: aapurti14awasthi89854@gmail.com
Rajesh Tikkas - E-mail: raj-tikkas@reddifmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
Neonatal jaundice is very common, affecting about 60–80% of newborns, yet delay in recognition still leads to preventable complications. In our study of 500 babies, most were males from rural background and middle or upper-lower socioeconomic class, with 81% reaching hospital within 72 hours. Educated mothers, those from urban homes or with previous history of neonatal jaundice, noticed yellow discolouration earlier and graded jaundice almost similar to clinicians, leading to faster presentation. Thus, we show the accuracy of maternal recognition and grading of neonatal jaundice correlates with clinical assessment and timing of presentation.
Keywords
Neonatal jaundice, Kramer's grade, clinician, parents
Citation
Patidar et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4663-4667 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
