[Icterus of the newborn caused by indirect bilirubin--recent progress].

Recently a big shift has taken place in the judgment and treatment of jaundice in newborn, caused by increased unconjugated bilirubin level. New techniques evolved for assessing the prognosis of developing jaundice. An important major discovery is the antioxidant effect of bilirubin.

[Fetal hemoglobin in hemolytic disease of the newborn infant].

The authors describe the significant rise in the percentage of erythrocytes containing fetal hemoglobin during the course of morbus haemolyticus neonatorum.