complications
Last reviewed 01/2018
Complications include:
- increased risk of intrauterine death (factor of 5)
- increased risk of birth asphyxia
- hypothermia
- meconium aspiration
- hypoglycaemia - particularly in the first few days of life; four hourly estimations of blood glucose concentration should be made and early generous feeding commenced
- polycythaemia with increased risk of neonatal jaundice
- 10% associated congenital abnormalities
- problems with thermoregulation
- pulmonary haemorrhage
- rickets