Neonatal and Maternal Risk Factors for Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia: A Cross-Sectional Study from Bahrain
Table 2
Neonatal and maternal risk factors for the development of neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia ().
Neonatal risk factors
(%)
ABO blood group incompatibility
152 (37.6)
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency ()
130 (32.5)
Prematurity
88 (21.8)
Polycythemia
30 (7.4)
Rhesus factor incompatibility
27 (6.7)
Breastfeeding jaundice ()
12 (7.6)
Cephalohematoma
9 (2.2)
Urinary tract infection ()
7 (7.7)
Sepsis ()
3 (1.8)
Congenital hypothyroidism ()
1 (0.63)
Maternal risk factors
n (%)
Maternal years
357 (85.8)
Cesarean delivery
137 (33.9)
Maternal race (East Asian)
88 (21.8)
Gestational diabetes/diabetes mellitus
63 (15.6)
Maternal hypothyroidism
36 (8.9)
Maternal UTI
11 (2.7)
Maternal hyperthyroidism
2 (0.05)
No maternal risk factors determined
44 (10.9)
Values are presented as numbers (%). Patients might have more than one risk factor for neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia. UTI: urinary tract infection.
