Transcription of Hypocalcemia in the Newborn
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Hypocalcemia in the Newborn Rajiv Aggarwal, Manas Upadhyay, Ashok K Deorari, Vinod K Paul Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029. Address for correspondence: Dr Ashok K Deorari Additional Professor Department of Pediatrics All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029. Email: 2. Abstract Healthy term babies undergo a physiological nadir in serum calcium levels by 24-48. hours of age. This nadir may be related to the delayed response of parathyroid and calcitonin hormones in a Newborn . This nadir may drop to hypocalcemic levels in high- risk neonates including infants of diabetic mothers, preterm infants and infants with perinatal asphyxia.
Abstract Healthy term babies undergo a physiological nadir in serum calcium levels by 24-48 hours of age. This nadir may be related to the delayed response of parathyroid and
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