Osler Round 6 - 3-days-old baby with refusal to breastfeed: Case Walkthrough

Demographics

0/U · A 3-day-old term female neonate, was brought to the health facility from home in a rural village by her mother. The mother reported that the baby had been experiencing excessive, inconsolable crying followed by a total refusal to breastfeed for the past 12 hours. The mother noted that the baby had become progressively weak and was feeling hot to the touch. She was delivered at home under the supervision of her mother-in-law. presenting with 3-days-old baby with refusal to breastfeed