_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ++ Junior Resident; # Professor and Head of Department; † Associate Professor; *Corresponding author: Email: ajnasvv@gmail.com; Asian J. Pediatr. Res., vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 26-31, 2023 Asian Journal of Pediatric Research Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 26-31, 2023; Article no.AJPR.102432 ISSN: 2582-2950 Umbilical Cord Blood Hemoglobin as a Predictor of Significant Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Term Newborns in a Tertiary Care Centre in North Kerala V. V. Ajnas a++* , A. V. Gopalan a# and K. T. Muhammed Basheer a† a Department of Paediatrics, Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Modakkallur, Kerala, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJPR/2023/v13i2259 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/102432 Received: 02/05/2023 Accepted: 04/07/2023 Published: 13/07/2023 ABSTRACT Aims: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common problems during first week of life and is the most common cause of readmission in early neonatal period. The present study aimed to predict the development of significant hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates using cord blood hemoglobin. Study Design: Prospective study. Original Research Article