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Jaundice: how one nurse’s discovery transformed neonatal care
Jean Ward’s observation of babies in her care in the 1950s paved the way for the modern-day treatment of babies with jaundice and transformed neonatal care
Jean Ward’s observation of babies in her care in the 1950s paved the way for the modern-day treatment of babies with jaundice and transformed neonatal care
Today, jaundice in babies is easily treated, thanks to a chance observation made by a nurse in England.
A chance discovery that revolutionised neonatal care
It was not always that way. Neonatal jaundice was often treated by invasive and complex blood transfusions before Jean Ward helped pioneer the cure for jaundice in newborn babies in the 1950s .
Jean Ward Picture: ADC/BMJShe
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