Research Article

Breast Milk Jaundice and Maternal Diet with Chinese Herbal Medicines

Table 1

Correlation of birth and clinical information by TcB levels.

TcB value<5 mg/dL ( )≥5 mg/dL ( ) value*

Gender0.172
 Male406 (47.6)
 Female447 (52.4)

Birth weight (g)0.134
 2000–250046 (5.4)
 2501–4400807 (94.6)

Gestational age (weeks)0.024
 34–3644 (5.2)
 37–42809 (94.8)

G6PD status0.757
 Deficiency20 (2.3)
 Normal833 (97.7)

Weight increase (g/d)0.566
 ≤30214 (25.1)
 >30639 (74.9)

Feeding milk<0.001
 Breast338 (39.6)
 Combination370 (43.4)
 Formula145 (17.0)

Stool pattern (time/day)<0.001
 >4248 (29.1)
 2–4254 (29.8)
 <2351 (41.1)

*chi-square test.