Question

A primiparous mother delivered a 8 pound 12 ounce infant daughter yesterday. She is being bottle fed, is Rh positive, has a cephalohematoma, and received her hepatitis A vaccine last evening. Which factor places the newborn at risk for the development of jaundice?

Answer 1

The cephalohematoma puts the newbork in a risk factor, since bruises like these increases the risk for serum bilirubin elevation.