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Difference Between Physiological & Pathological Jaundice. Physiological and pathological jaundice both result in a yellow tint to the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes but are caused by different conditions. Physiological Jaundice. When jaundice occurs in a healthy baby, it is considered physiological jaundice.
Phototherapy. Phototherapy is treatment with light. It is used in some cases of newborn jaundice to lower the bilirubin levels in your babyâs blood through a process called photo-oxidation.Oxidation is the process of adding oxygen to change a substance (in this case, the bilirubin).f your baby's jaundice does not improve after conventional or fibre optic phototherapy, continuous multiple phototherapy may be offered. This involves using more than one light and often a fibre optic blanket at the same time. Treatment will not be stopped during continuous multiple phototherapy.