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This study explores whether hyperbilirubinemia necessitating phototherapy also differs between these groups. A retrospective study was conducted on neonates born from January 2021\u2013June 2022, excluding those with specific conditions. Evaluated factors included GA, birth weight, bilirubin levels, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, and feeding type, with phototherapy given as per AAP guidelines. Of 1085 neonates, 356 met the criteria. When stratifying the neonates based on the need for phototherapy, a higher proportion of early-term neonates required phototherapy compared to full-term (p &lt; 0.05). After factoring in various risks (GA; birth weight; gender; feeding type; G6PD deficiency; transcutaneous bilirubin levels at 24 h and 24\u201348 h postpartum; maternal diabetes; and the presence of caput succedaneum or cephalohematoma), early-term neonates were more likely to need phototherapy than full-term babies (OR: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.21 to 3.80). The optimal cut-off for transcutaneous bilirubin levels 24\u201348 h postpartum that were used to predict phototherapy need was 9.85 mg\/dl. In conclusion, early-term neonates are at a greater risk for developing jaundice and requiring phototherapy than full-term neonates. Monitoring bilirubin 24\u201348 h postpartum enhances early prediction and intervention.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children10111819","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]],"date-time":"2023-11-17T00:49:47Z","timestamp":1700182187000},"page":"1819","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Early-Term Neonates Demonstrate a Higher Likelihood of Requiring Phototherapy Compared to Those Born Full-Term"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Teck-Jin","family":"Tan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wan-Ju","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Dachang Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 80794, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wan-Chun","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nurse Practitioners, Yuan\u2019s General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80249, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ming-Chun","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5719-8730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ching-Chung","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8533-1209","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yung-Ning","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"San-Nan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0176-1381","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hsien-Kuan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"265.e1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2014.03.021","article-title":"Neonatal outcomes in early term birth","volume":"211","author":"Parikh","year":"2014","journal-title":"Am. 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