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.
The most common type of jaundice is called Physiologic Jaundice, which can affect up to 60% of full term babies in the first week of life. It is caused by elevated bilirubin levels.Bilirubin is a substance created by the normal breakdown of red blood cells. Bilirubin is processed and removed by the liver.Jaundice will develop when a babyâs liver is not efficient enough to remove the bilirubin from the bloodstream.Once the baby begins to mature and the red blood cell amounts diminish, the jaundice will subside with no lasting effects on the baby. This usually happens about 1-2 weeks after birth.aundice will develop when a babyâs liver is not efficient enough to remove the bilirubin from the bloodstream. Once the baby begins to mature and the red blood cell amounts diminish, the jaundice will subside with no lasting effects on the baby. This usually happens about 1-2 weeks after birth.