Abstract :
Background: Metabolic derangements like hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, hyponatremia are common in newborns especially at risk babies like immature babies, infants of diabetic mother (IDM), babies with perinatal asphyxia1-3. Hypocalcaemia can manifest as seizures, apnoea, jitteriness and stridor.(4) But majority of hypocalcaemia in early neonatal period (
Keyword :
Hypocalcaemia, Perinatal asphyxia, Infants of diabetic mother.