A First-Time Dad Is Concerned That His 3-Day-Old Daughter's Skin

Multiple Choice

A first-time dad is concerned that his 3-day-old daughter's skin looks "yellow." In the nurse's explanation of physiologic jaundice,what fact should be included?

A) Physiologic jaundice occurs during the first 24 hours of life.
B) Physiologic jaundice is caused by blood incompatibilities between the mother and the infant blood types.
C) Physiologic jaundice becomes visible when serum bilirubin levels peak between the second and fourth days of life.
D) Physiologic jaundice is also known as breast milk jaundice.