Jaundice is a common symptom in newborns caused by many different reasons. One of them is due to an increase in indirect bilirubin in the newborn's blood, also known as free form.

When bilirubin increases beyond the normal limit in the blood, the newborn will have a yellow tinge to the skin and conjunctiva of the eyes. Cholestatic jaundice is a condition of direct bilirubin increase due to obstruction of the bile ducts in the liver or outside the liver.