A paediatrician with the University College Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, Dr Ifeoma Ude has cautioned parents against using mentholated ointment on their children as well as keeping their newborn babies’ clothes in camphor. According to her, mentholated ointment and camphor could trigger jaundice in newborn babies. Dr Ude disclosed that aside the normal causes, storing a baby’s clothes in camphor causes the breakdown of red blood cells. “Some mothers feel their child may be having catarrh and apply mentholated ointment. “Such things trigger jaundice in newborn babies,” the paediatrician said. According to WebMD, an online...