benefix FIX

A Haemophilia carrier gave birth to a boy and she had benefix FIX prior to the birth and Prior to surgery post the birth, mother and baby were both a little jaundiced mothers has cleared up but baby is still jaundiced. She is breast feeding. Do you know of any reason this may be.  

[Yao Sun, MD, PhD]

Many newborn infants have jaundice, and it is unlikely to be related to the Factor IX administered to the mother.  Because jaundice can be a result of many different causes, the best thing to do is to have the baby evaluated by a pediatrician if the jaundice is persistent.  Most of the time jaundice in a newborn will clear up on its own, but there are less common causes of jaundice that are a more serious underlying problem.