A 3 days old neonate is brought by the mother to the pediatrician and is found to have a bilirubin of 18 g/dl. What is the next step?: (A) Stop breastfeeding, (B) Start phototherapy and continue breastfeeding, (C) Start phototherapy and stop breastfeeding, (D) Exchange transfusion
Answer is B. b. Start phototherapy and continue breastfeeding(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 873-74)First line of treatment for pathological neonatal jaundice is phototherapy; breastfeeding should be continued.