B Boumahni1, S Pyaraly, H Randrianaly, P Y Robillard, M Renouil. 1. Service de néonatologie et réanimation néonatale et infantile, centre hospitalier Sud-Réunion, BP 350, Saint-Pierre, la Réunion, France. boumahni@wanadoo.fr
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Neonatal hypernatremic dehydration due to breast feeding was rarely reported in the French-language literature. CASE REPORT: The authors report hypernatremic dehydration in a 10-day-old exclusively breast-fed infant. The course was favorable. Insufficient breast milk production has been reported for 30 years. CONCLUSION: Early discharge from maternity units is frequent nowadays. Breast-fed newborns without a positive weight gain at discharge should be checked for their weight within the first ten days of life.
UNLABELLED: Neonatal hypernatremic dehydration due to breast feeding was rarely reported in the French-language literature. CASE REPORT: The authors report hypernatremic dehydration in a 10-day-old exclusively breast-fed infant. The course was favorable. Insufficient breast milk production has been reported for 30 years. CONCLUSION: Early discharge from maternity units is frequent nowadays. Breast-fed newborns without a positive weight gain at discharge should be checked for their weight within the first ten days of life.
Authors: Paula van Dommelen; Jacobus P van Wouwe; Jacqueline M Breuning-Boers; Stef van Buuren; Paul H Verkerk Journal: Arch Dis Child Date: 2006-07-31 Impact factor: 3.791