New CPS Guidelines Alert! The Canadian Pediatric Society has released updated guidance on detecting and managing hyperbilirubinemia in newborns. The March 2025 statement introduces universal screening and revised phototherapy thresholds . . . read more
This practice resource provides a provincial approach that aligns with the Canadian Pediatric Society's (CPS) Position Statement and Guidelines for Detection, Management and Prevention of Hyperbilirubinemia in Term and Late Preterm Newborn Infants. The resource and tools have been developed and/or adapted from the CPS Guidelines to assist care providers from Nova Scotia Health and the IWK in making decisions regarding the care of babies > 35 weeks gestation who are well with no clinical signs of jaundice.
