Warning signs for a newborn baby:
- Any under-the-arm temperature above 99.4 or below 97F
- Any yellow or yellow-green discharge from the eye
- Concerns about jaundice – a yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes
- Concerns about the circumcision including bright red bleeding, swelling, foul discharge, or inability to urinate
- Concerns about the cord – bright red bleeding, foul odor, inflammation, or pus
- Your infant’s behavior changes and he/she is very sleepy and listless
- Your newborn feeds less than 7 or 8 times in 24 hours, or has very few or no wet diapers in 24 hours, or continues to have black stools by the 5-6th day of age
