… As expected, preterm infants drop their blood glucose more rapidly than late preterm or term
infants. Artificially fed infants tend to have slightly higher glucose and lower ketone bodies …

… clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding
success. These protocols serve only as guidelines … , or late preterm infants with clinical signs or …

… protocol addresses the term healthy newborn. For information regarding appropriate feeding
and supplementation for the late preterm infant (35–37 weeks), see “ABM … the Late Preterm …

… Late preterm infants are often separated from their mothers for evaluation and treatment and
… late preterm and early term infants are more likely to give birth to multiples or have medical …

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

… Late preterm infants (LPIs) are born between 34 0/7 and 36 6/7 weeks gestational age. From
2014 to 2016, the LPI birth rate rose from 6.82% to 7.09%, accounting for approximately 72…

… for both premature newborns and infants out of the newborn … reduce pain for premature
newborns, newborns experiencing … older infants/toddlers experiencing procedure-induced pain. …

… on exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding in the late preterm infant. However, second-line …
to the need for a focus on breastfeeding after the transition home for late preterm infants. …

… Preterm infants as well will have age appropriate hypotonia. Hypotonic babies often have
feeding problems that result from abnormal or underdeveloped control of the oropharyngeal …

… Medicine (ABM) is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical
problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for …