Summer 2001; 44(72):3-6.

STUDY OF ECLIPSE OF THE SUN ON NEWBORNS SERUM BILIRUBIN

FARHAT A.SH.,KIYANI FAR H.R.

Eclipse of the sun is a rare event in the nature in that time the moon is between the earth and sun. In a semi-exprimental study we studied the effects of eclipse and sunlight on newborns serum bilirubin samples in Imam Reza medical center NICU. The study results showed that Eclipse (eclipse 1 and eclipse 2) is more effective than sunlight on serum bilirubin changes of the newborns. Respectively serum bilirubin changes in eclipes were from 14.4±4.6 mg/dl to 3.6±1.4 mg/dl and 4.6±2.6 mg/dl and in sunlight from 12±4 to 5.5±3.6 mg/dl. The results were statisticaly significant (P<0.05).

Keyword:Bilirubin, Sunlight, Eclipse of Sun, Newborn, In vitro