Infant Journal
for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

Neonatal seizure due to maternal water intoxication in labour – a case report

We present a case report of a full term newborn presenting with seizures due to hyponatraemia at three hours of age. Mother had dilutional hyponatraemia secondary to excessive water intake during labour.

Gaddehosur Shivashankar, Andrew Coe and Prakash Satodia