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The app predicts bilirubin levels in multi-ethnic Asian newborns by analyzing skin color.
Singapore General Hospital, in partnership with SingHealth Polyclinics and national health technology agency Synapxe, has developed a smartphone app that enables parents to screen their babies for neonatal jaundice at home.
The app BiliSG© uses machine learning to predict bilirubin levels in multi-ethnic Asian newborns through skin color analysis.
Parents can use a smartphone camera to take images of their baby's forehead, chest and belly, along with specially designed color-calibrated stickers.
At the same time, the team plans to further validate the app on a wider range of smartphone operating systems and camera specifications, and then conduct a pilot study to assess its clinical feasibility.
Neonatal jaundice affects 60% of term infants and 80% of premature infants, with higher rates in certain ethnic groups.
The app is designed to address the challenge of frequent visits required for screening within two to three weeks of life, which can expose vulnerable babies to airborne diseases.
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