You've probably heard the term jaundice before, and that it makes yellow babies, but you may not really understand what it is.
New guidelines released recently say jaundice is not something that we consider to be pathologic, but more physiologic, and it's actually quite common in newborn babies.
In this episode, we cover just what jaundice is and how our doctors treat it with Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie. She is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Her interests and expertise in infant care are varied and far-reaching. She is an excellent communicator and can speak on a wide range of topics. Her favorites include: breastfeeding, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS or neonatal withdrawal from medications), prematurity, follow-up for infants, and their development in and outside the NICU.
Aside from being a doctor, Joanna is also a mother. She has 2 young children ages 1 and 3. Being a mother changed her pediatric and neonatal practice for the better. She understands the joys and challenges of parenthood intimately and feels confident speaking and writing about them.
Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie
Joanna J. Parga-Belinkie, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Her interests and expertise in infant care are varied and far-reaching. She is an excellent communicator and can speak on a wide range of topics. Her favorites include: breastfeeding, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS or neonatal withdrawal from medications), prematurity, follow-up for infants, and their development in and outside the NICU.
Aside from being a doctor, Joanna is also a mother. She has 2 young children ages 1 and 3. Being a mother changed her pediatric and neonatal practice for the better. She understands the joys and challenges of parenthood intimately and feels confident speaking and writing about them.