C. Daelemans

Severe maternal and neonatal hyponatraemia following excessive oral fluid intake during labour

Summary Peripartum hyponatraemia is an under-recognised but potentially serious complication of pregnancy. We report a primigravid woman at 41 weeks gestation who developed severe acute-on-chronic hypo-osmolar hyponatraemia (111 mmol/L; osmolality 256 mOsm/kg) after drinking approximately 6 L of water during labour, wi...