Treatment of emergency cases in newborn infants of diabetic mothers.
Some of the most common complications seen in newborn infants of diabetic mothers are reported in this paper. These include hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, hyperbilirubinaemia, polycythaemia, respiratory distress syndrome and cardiac failure. Recent pathogenetic views and therapeutic schedules are discussed.
D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000628:therapy; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000628:therapy; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy