Mexicoâs âgasolinazoâ sends consumers to U.S. pumps. The driver of a pickup with Sonora plates and window graffiti protesting the gas price hike in Mexico fuels up Thursday morning at the Circle K in downtown Nogales, Ariz.
The result: Pigment builds up in the baby's blood and his skin takes on the yellowish cast of jaundice. This type of jaundice, called physiologic jaundice, usually appears on a baby's second or third day of life and disappears on its own within two weeks.
1 Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. 2  Newborns get it because their livers are not yet fully developed and can't get rid of the bilirubin. 3  Jaundice can cause the face, eyes, chest, stomach, and legs to turn yellow. 4  Jaundice is not contagious. 5  Mild cases usually clear up on their own.uick Answers. 1  Jaundice is a common condition in newborns. 2  Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. 3  Newborns get it because their livers are not yet fully developed and can't get rid of the bilirubin.