Fatal hypernatremic dehydration in exclusively breast-fed newborn infants due to maternal lactation failure

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-22

  Kaplan, James A ^a,b,e   Siegler, Richard W ^c   Schmunk, Gregory A ^d  

^a New Hampshire State Med E   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Off of the Brown Co Med Examiner   (United States)

^e Office of Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Dehydration; Hypernatremia; Infant

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; LACTATION DISORDER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEGLECT; NEWBORN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEHYDRATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION DISORDERS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 0031893296     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199803000-00003     Document Type: Article

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