Life-threatening hypernatraemic dehydration in breastfed babies.
We describe five babies, who were exclusively breast fed, with life-threatening complications of hypernatraemic dehydration secondary to inadequate breast feeding. An increased awareness among health professionals is required so that this potentially devastating condition can be prevented.
Shroff
R
R
Department of Nephrourology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Hignett
R
R
Pierce
C
C
Marks
S
S
van't Hoff
W
W
D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male