How to measure jaundice at home? What equipment do I use?

The measurement of jaundice must need an instrument, in the hospital there can be transdermal bilirubin monitor, at home if there is no facility, can only be visually measured, due to the newborn's skin is thinner and more tender, capillaries are more abundant, when the serum bilirubin level reaches 85 μmol/L or 5mg/dL, jaundice can be seen through the visual inspection.

The appearance of jaundice in babies starts from the face, and gradually spreads to the trunk and limbs, and in severe cases, jaundice can also appear in the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. But parents, after all, are not medical professionals, the observation of jaundice may have certain omissions, it is recommended that jaundice should be observed at home by the same person, and at the same time in the same place in the family, the same time, in the same light, by a person to monitor, when the observation is more accurate.

If the jaundice gradually tends to increase, the jaundice is getting heavier and heavier, because the parents can not tell when it is severe jaundice, hope to seek formal help in the hospital.