title: Life-threatening hypernatraemic dehydration in breastfed babies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrourology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hignett
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van't Hoff
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male