OBJECTIVE: To verify the usefulness of the BiliCheck transcutaneous bilirubin meter as a screening device for neonatal jaundice in a Chinese population compared with the Minolta bilirubin meter.

Early bilirubin screening could identify 83% of neonates needing phototherapy within 24 hours of birth, a new study found.

The predictive ability of the nomogram for transcutaneous bilirubin (TCB) values in the first 96 hours of life was prospectively assessed in 2167 neonates with gestational age ≥35 weeks.