Additional Resources. Petitions for Exceptions to Academic Policies and Procedures. When a student has not followed a University Faculty Senate policy or procedure and believes an exception to the policy may be warranted, he/she may submit a petition to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education Subcommittee on Academic Standards.
Infant jaundice usually occurs because a baby's liver isn't mature enough to get rid of bilirubin in the bloodstream. In some cases, an underlying disease may cause jaundice. Treatment of infant jaundice often isn't necessary, and most cases that need treatment respond well to noninvasive therapy.
Diseases or conditions that can cause jaundice include: 1  Internal bleeding (hemorrhage) 2  An infection in your baby's blood (sepsis) 3  Other viral or bacterial infections.  An incompatibility between the mother's blood and the baby's 1  blood. A liver malfunction.  An enzyme 1  deficiency. An abnormality of your baby's red blood cells that causes them to  break.