Breast Milk Jaundice : Treatments
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Treatment will depend on the baby's bilirubin level. Often, this level is relatively low (less than 20 mg/dL. Sometimes no specific treatment is needed other than close followup. More frequent nursing (up to 12 times a day) will increase the baby'...
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Also known as nursing, the practice of providing an infant or toddler with nutrition from mother ' s milk via direct sucking on the breast. Breastfeeding has nutritional, immunological, and developmental benefits for the child, as well as physiological and emotional benefits for the mother.
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Detailed information on breastfeeding the high-risk newborn
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Light therapy, or phototherapy, is the administration of doses of bright light in order to treat a variety of sleep and mood disorders. It is most commonly used to re-regulate the body ' s internal clock and/or relieve depression .
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Phototherapy, or light therapy, is the administration of doses of bright light in order to normalize the body ' s internal clock and/or relieve depression. Purpose Phototherapy is prescribed primarily to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a mood disorder characterized by depression in the winter months, and is occasionally employed to treat insomnia and jet lag .
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Phototherapy, or light therapy, is the administration of doses of bright light in order to treat a variety of disorders. It is most commonly used to re-regulate the body's internal clock and/or relieve depression.
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Exposure to the right kind of light may go a long way toward reducing seasonal affective disorder symptoms.
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Light therapy refers to two different categories of treatment, one used in mainstream medical practice and the other in alternative/complementary medicine. Mainstream light therapy (also called phototherapy) includes the use of ultraviolet light to treat psoriasis and other skin disorders, and the use of full-spectrum or bright light to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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Detailed information on breastfeeding and starting to breastfeeding
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