What is Neonatal Hepatitis?
Neonatal hepatitis is inflammation of the liver that occurs only in early infancy, usually between one and two months after birth. About 20% of the infants with neonatal hepatitis were infected by a virus that caused the inflammation before birth by their mother or shortly after birth. These include cytomegalovirus, rubella (measles), and hepatitis A, B or C viruses. In the remaining 80% of the cases no specific virus can be identified as the cause, but many experts suspect that a virus is to blame.
The American Liver Foundation provides more information on neonatal jaundice including signs, symptoms, and complications.
Neonatal Hepatitis 
