Neonatal jaundice affects over half of all newborns in the United States each year.
Careful monitoring of infants by parents is therefore necessary, especially since jaundice typically appears around 72 hours after birth, and most healthy newborns are released from the hospital after only 12 to 48 hours. On behalf of the Texas Plan, Dr. Mark Clanton, vice president of Managed Care and Medical Quality, will serve as a consultant to the core Harvard research team and participate in all aspects of the project. Health Care Service Corporation. All Rights Reserved.