Background: Newborns at a higher risk for developing hypoglycemia are defined as
newborns born small or large for gestational age, late-preterm (34-36 and 6/7 weeks …

The revised standard of care for breastfeeding infants at risk of developing hypoglycemia
during transitioning to extrauterine life was developed using the American Academy of …

A continuous supply of glucose is provided from the mother to the fetus during pregnancy.
Glucose is crucial to brain function, immediately required and rapidly consumed following …

Prevent clinically significant hypoglycemia in infants Appropriately monitor blood glucose
levels in at-risk term and late-preterm infants Manage documented hypoglycemia in infants …

Objective/Aim: Incorporate a neonatal hypoglycemia prevention bundle into an existing
hypoglycemia algorithm and assess effects on NICU admission and breastfeeding success …

Purpose for the Program Newborn hypoglycemia in the delivery room is a widespread
challenge. Most often infants who are breastfed and are temporarily separated from their …

Background: Transient neonatal hypoglycemia occurs most commonly in newborns who are
small for gestational age, large for gestational age, infants of diabetic mothers, and late …

Background Hypoglycemia is the commonest metabolic abnormality encountered in
newborns. Besides, there is a growing body of evidence that links the causes of early …

Background BAPM introduced new guideline in April 2017 on identification and
management of neonatal hypoglycaemia in the full term infant. This was adopted in our …