Background: Hypoglycaemia is the most common metabolic problem in neonates but there
is no universally accepted threshold for safe blood glucose concentrations due to …

Continuous monitoring of the parameters that define physiological health status is an
essential aspect of modern care for critically ill patients, particularly for vulnerable …

Hypoglycemia in the first hours to days after birth remains one of the most common
conditions facing practitioners across Canada who care for newborns. Many cases …

Importance Neonatal hypoglycemia is common, occurring in up to 50% of infants at risk for
hypoglycemia (infant of diabetic mother [IDM], small for gestational age [SGA], large for …

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of neonatal hypoglycemia following diet-controlled and
insulin-treated gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and how it relates to birth weight …

A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical conditions that may impact breastfeeding success …

Introduction: Neonatal hypoglycemia is common and a preventable cause of brain damage.
The goal of management is to prevent or minimize brain injury. The purpose of this mini …

Background Persistent hypoglycemia is common in the newborn and is associated with poor
neurodevelopmental outcome. Adequate monitoring is critical in prevention, but is …

Brain injury around birth is associated with nearly half of all cases of cerebral palsy.
Although brain injury is multifactorial, particularly after preterm birth, acute hypoxia …

During the transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life, normal neonates typically have
plasma glucose concentrations that are lower than those later in life. 1–5 In term appropriate …