How many kids develop life threatening conditions with the intake of excessive breast milk? Researchers of U.K are going to launch a study to reveal it. The data of neonates, admitted in hospital due to dehydration, would be gathered all across United Kingdom.

Although, intense hypernatraemia dehydration (a condition which develops, when serum sodium concentration exceeds 145mmol/l) is very rare but it is a life threatening condition in the newborns.

Though the hospitals treat dehydrated children but there is no sufficient data that can initiate that particular study.

“People are anxious to say any word that can give make breastfeeding notorious.” neonatologist Dr Sam Richmond said.

When the children fail to take enough quantity of milk, because of any health condition, hypernatraemic dehydration may occur in the early days of their lives. This excessive sodium level may lead to gangrene, seizures, neurological disorders and some time even death if left untreated.

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