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Screening for hypoglycemia in exclusively breastfed high-risk neonates

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Objective

To determine incidence of hypoglycemia in exclusively breastfed, high-risk but healthy newborns, and risk factors for its development.

Methods

This observational study enrolled 407 exclusively breastfed high-risk (low birth weight newborns (1800-2499 g), late preterms, small-for-gestation, large-for-gestation and infant of diabetic mother), who did not require admission to neonatal intensive care unit and were kept in postnatal wards with mother. Hypoglycemia was defined as blood glucose ≤46 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L). Blood glucose was monitored till 48 hours of life.

Results

27% of the screened newborns developed hypoglycemia in first 48 hours. 31 (7.6%) developed recurrent (>2) episodes, 28 (6.8%) had moderate (<37mg/dL) while 8 (1.9%) developed symptomatic hypoglycemia. With increase in birthweight, risk of hypoglycemia reduced significantly (P=0.003). Hypoglycemia was observed more frequently in first 2 hours as compared to next 48 hours (P=0.0001). Low birth-weight, preterm gestation and male gender was significantly associated with increased risk of hypoglycemia.

Conclusion

Healthy, high-risk exclusively breastfed newborns in postnatal wards need close monitoring for hypoglycemia in first 24 hrs of life.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, UP, India

    Princy Singh, Amit Upadhyay, Vijay Jaiswal & Pranjali Saxena

  2. Department of Biostatistics, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

    Vishnubhatla Sreenivas

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Singh, P., Upadhyay, A., Sreenivas, V. et al. Screening for hypoglycemia in exclusively breastfed high-risk neonates. Indian Pediatr 54, 477–480 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1051-0

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