Why Are Premature Newborns More Likely to Require Exchange Transfusions

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why are premature newborns more likely to require exchange transfusions than full-term infants?

• A) Premature newborns are deficient in carrier protein (albumin) for bilirubin transport.
• B) Premature newborns have excess indirect bilirubin due to placental transfer of maternal bilirubin.
• C) Premature newborn livers are too underdeveloped to conjugate bilirubin.
• D) None of the above

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