TY - JOUR T1 - Hypernatraemia: why bother weighing breast fed babies? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F145 LP - F145 DO - 10.1136/fn.85.2.F145a VL - 85 IS - 2 AU - DAVID HARDING AU - PAMELA CAIRNS AU - SANJAY GUPTA AU - FIONA COWAN Y1 - 2001/09/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/85/2/F145.2.abstract N2 - Editor—Hypernatraemic dehydration is associated with cerebral oedema, intracranial haemorrhage, hydrocephalus, gangrene, and death,1 but is notoriously difficult to detect clinically. It is accepted in paediatric practice that weighing is an essential part of the assessment of an infant's hydration.In Bristol, one neonate a month is admitted with hypernatraemic dehydration secondary to delayed recognition of inadequate lactation. We believe that … ER -