Open AccessManagement of neonatal complications of macrosomia: A case report at a tertiary hospital in a developing country
Author(s) -
Nuwagaba Julius,
Dave Darshit
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5298
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , tertiary level , fetal macrosomia , tertiary care , pediatrics , fetal distress , obstetrics , fetus , pregnancy , general surgery , surgery , gestation , mathematics education , mathematics , gestational diabetes , biology , genetics
Fetal macrosomia can present with numerous complications. We report a case of a term baby girl with a birthweight of 5.31 kg admitted with respiratory distress and suffered several complications of macrosomia. There is a need to closely monitor neonates for early diagnosis and management of complications of macrosomia.