Kurapa nechiedza inzira yekurapa inoshandisa chiedza kurapa zvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana, zvinosanganisira matambudziko eganda, jaundice, uye kuora mwoyo. Mibhedha yekurapa nechiedza inzira dzinoburitsa chiedza kurapa zvirwere izvi. Kune mhando mbiri dzemibhedha yekurapa nechiedza: ine pulse neisina pulse.
A mubhedha wekurapa nechiedza (mubhedha wekurapa nechiedza chitsvuku) nekurova kwemoyo kunoburitsa chiedza panguva dzakasiyana-siyana, nepo mubhedha wekurapa pasina kurova kwemoyo uchiburitsa chiedza nguva dzose. Kurova kwemoyo kunowanzo shandiswa munzvimbo dzekurapa kuderedza njodzi yekukuvara kweganda kubva pakushandiswa kwenguva refu nekurapa kwechiedza, kunyanya kune avo vane ganda rinonzwa kurwadza.
Musiyano mukuru uripo pakati pemibhedha yekurapa nekurova kwemoyo neiyo isina kurova kwemoyo inzira inoburitswa nayo chiedza. Nekurova kwemoyo, chiedza chinoburitswa nekukasira, zvichibvumira ganda kuzorora pakati pekurova kwemoyo. Izvi zvinogona kubatsira varwere vanonyanya kunzwa chiedza, sezvo zvichideredza njodzi yekukuvara kweganda kubva pakuratidzwa kwenguva refu.
Kune rumwe rutivi, mibhedha yekurapa nechiedza isina pulse inoburitsa chiedza nguva dzose, izvo zvinogona kushanda zvakanyanya kune mamwe mamiriro ezvinhu. Semuenzaniso, varwere vane matambudziko eganda akakomba vangada kugara vachirapwa nechiedza kwenguva yakareba kuti vaone zviri nani.
Pane gakava pakati pevarapi nezvekushanda uye kuchengetedzeka kwekurapa ne pulse phototherapy zvichienzaniswa ne non-pulsed phototherapy. Kunyange zvazvo pulsing ichigona kuderedza njodzi yekukuvara kweganda, inogonawo kuderedza kushanda kwese kwekurapa. Kushanda kwe fototherapy kunogonawo kutsamira pamamiriro ezvinhu ari kurapwa uye zvinodiwa nemurwere.
Pakusarudza mubhedha wekurapa nechiedza, zvakakosha kufunga nezvezvinodiwa nemurwere, pamwe chete nemamiriro ezvinhu ari kurapwa. Varwere vane ganda rinonzwa kurwadza vanogona kubatsirwa nemubhedha wekurapa nechiedza une pulse, nepo avo vane matambudziko eganda akakomba vangada mubhedha wekurapa nechiedza usingapfuri. Pakupedzisira, sarudzo yakanakisisa inoenderana nezvinodiwa nemurwere uye mazano enyanzvi yezvekurapa.
Mukupedzisa, mibhedha yekurapa nekufema inoburitsa chiedza munguva pfupi, inoputika nguva nenguva, nepo mibhedha yekurapa nekufema isina kufema ichiburitsa chiedza nguva dzose. Kusarudza rudzi rwemubhedha wekushandisa zvinoenderana nezvinodiwa nemurwere wega wega uye mamiriro chaiwo ari kurapwa. Kunyange zvazvo kurova kwemoyo kuchigona kuderedza njodzi yekukuvara kweganda, kunogonawo kuderedza kushanda kwese kwekurapa. Kubvunzana nenyanzvi yezvehutano kwakakosha pakusarudza rudzi rwemubhedha wekurapa nekufema.