Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of swimming on jaundice and emotion of the neonate. Methods One thousand full-term neonates were randomized to control group(shower only) and observation group(swimming) 500 for each, and evaluation and observation of conditions of jaundice and the emotion of neonates were performed. Results Cases of jaundice in observation group were significantly fewer than the control group, and good emotion were more common than in the observation group. There was significant difference between those two groups(P<0.05). Conclusion Neonatal swimming can help to recover from the physiological jaundice and to promote the fadeaway of neonatal jaundice, which can keep the fine emotion and sleep of the neonate.

Key words: neonate, jaundice, swimming, emotion