Life-threatening hypernatraemic dehydration in breastfed babies
- 28 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 91 (12), 1025-1026
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.095497
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.Keywords
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