• A&A practice · Jul 2024

    Case Reports

    Case Report of Hyponatremic Seizures in a Term Neonate Attributed to Excessive Maternal Coconut Water Ingestion During Labor.

    • Laura P Soriano, Mark D Rollins, and Odmara L Barreto Chang.
    • From the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
    • A A Pract. 2024 Jul 1; 18 (7): e01815e01815.

    AbstractWe report the case of a term neonate who was somnolent at birth with ventilatory distress and experienced 2 seizures shortly after delivery. Laboratory tests revealed the neonate had a serum sodium of 113 mmol/L. The seizures stopped after treatment with midazolam, and the sodium was corrected slowly with 3% hypertonic saline without further sequelae. The severe neonatal hyponatremia and seizures were attributed to maternal consumption of excessive amounts of coconut water during labor. This case demonstrates the importance of careful consideration of both fluid volume and fluid electrolyte composition during labor to prevent adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.Copyright © 2024 International Anesthesia Research Society.

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