Interventions for Neonatal Jaundice in Developing Countries

Neonatal jaundice occurs to 60% of term babies and 80% of preterm babies of 140 million yearly, new-borns worldwide experience jaundice in their first early stage of life, the rate of new born mortality raises due to negligence. The aim of this study is to use different available research on Interventions for neonatal jaundice. The purpose of the study is to provide information that can be use by health professional to control and care for neonate with Jaundice. The study was conducted as a literature review and data was collected using four databases: Cinahl Plus full- text, PubMed advance full-text, Medline full-text and ProQuest full text. Seven articles were chosen, and results were analysed by inductive analysis. Three main categories were generated: Role of a nurse, maternal challenges and Treatment to intervene in the care for neonatal jaundice. The result indicated the need for effective education, communication, maternal awareness, treatment to reduce neonatal jaundice