TY - JOUR T1 - Life-threatening hypernatraemic dehydration in breastfed babies JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1025 LP - 1026 DO - 10.1136/adc.2006.095497 VL - 91 IS - 12 AU - R Shroff AU - R Hignett AU - C Pierce AU - S Marks AU - W van’t Hoff Y1 - 2006/12/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/91/12/1025.abstract N2 - 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. ER -