Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2021)

A preventable syndrome for a precious baby

Author(s):

Dr. Arshad Ali C, Dr. Tharun C Varghese and Dr. Sreenivasan VK

Abstract:
A 35-week gestation preterm female baby whose mother was treated with anti-coagulants for maternal heart disease (severe mitral stenosis) - intake of warfarin 6mg once daily throughout pregnancy, was born with dysmorphic features and asphyxia requiring invasive ventilation at birth. Baby was found to have skeletal abnormalities, congenital laryngotracheomalacia and severe calcium vitamin d deficiency and was managed appropriately.

Pages: 1022-1023  |  793 Views  167 Downloads

How to cite this article:
Dr. Arshad Ali C, Dr. Tharun C Varghese and Dr. Sreenivasan VK. A preventable syndrome for a precious baby. Int. J. Orthop. Sci. 2021;7(1):1022-1023. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2021.v7.i1o.2602