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Complications

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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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

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