Mexicoâs âgasolinazoâ sends consumers to U.S. pumps. The driver of a pickup with Sonora plates and window graffiti protesting the gas price hike in Mexico fuels up Thursday morning at the Circle K in downtown Nogales, Ariz.
The result: Pigment builds up in the baby's blood and his skin takes on the yellowish cast of jaundice. This type of jaundice, called physiologic jaundice, usually appears on a baby's second or third day of life and disappears on its own within two weeks.
Benign newborn jaundice, which affects nearly all newborns, is caused by a mild to moderate elevation of bilirubin and is not usually harmful to infants. It develops between 72 and 96 hours after birth, and usually goes away by one to two weeks after birth. In infants who are born at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation and those who are severely jaundiced, the jaundice may require more time to resolve as normal elimination mechanisms mature.