posted on behalf of di diddle (choices for childbirth)
dear all,
i am after some info on sodium levels in newborns. a friend recently had a baby by CS. apparently he got 'stuck' in 2nd stge then possibly showed signs of distress. when he was born he was resussitated & had very low sodium levels due to the mothers low levels & the doctors were concerned about possible brain damage. they didn't know how long he hadn't been breathing for. he was put in a humidy crib & the mother didn't see him for 24 hours.
i am wanting to know....
would they have not detected that he was not recieving oxygen well before the birth by observing his heart rate?
how common is it for a mother to pass on these low sodium levels to their babys & can it be detected during pregnancy?
how would they have known that his sodium levels were so dangerously low at birth?
what affect does low sodium levels have on a newborn?
was it necessary to separate him for so long from his mother, if he needed sodium could the mother have had him while this was given?
thankyou di diddle choices for childbirth
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