Abstract: Hyperbilirubinemia is mostly found in newborn babies as a result of increase in the bilirubin content measured in the body. Neonates with hyperbilirubinemia often needs medical evaluation and involvement to detect hyperbilirubinemia, an elevated level of bilirubin in the blood and jaundice, yellowing of skin that usually accompanies it, are common in the first week of life. Three methods commonly used to estimate the bilirubin levels in the neonates are visual assessment, transcutaneous bilirubin measurement and blood serum analysis.
Keywords: Hyperbilirubinemia, Non-invasive, Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer, Transcutaneous Serum Bilirubin.