Early feeding and neonatal hypoglycemia in infants of diabetic mothers:

SAGE Open Medicine

LeandroCordero¹ 

关键词: Hypoglycemia;    infants;    diabetic;    mothers;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312113516613

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:To examine the effects of early formula feeding or breast-feeding on hypoglycemia in infants born to 303 A1-A2 and 88 Class B-RF diabetics.Methods:Infants with hypoglycemia (blood glucose < 40 mg/dL) were breast-fed or formula-fed, and those with recurrences were given intravenous dextrose.Results:Of 293 infants admitted to the well-baby nursery, 87 (30%) had hypoglycemia, corrected by early feeding in 75 (86%), while 12 (14%) required intravenous dextrose. In all, 98 infants were admitted to the newborn intensive care unit for respiratory distress (40%), prematurity (33%) or prevention of hypoglycemia (27%). Although all newborn intensive care unit patients received intravenous dextrose, 22 (22%) had hypoglycemia. Of 109 hypoglycemia episodes, 89 (82%) were single low occurrences. At discharge, 56% of well-baby nursery and 43% of newborn intensive care unit infants initiated breast-feeding.Conclusions:Hypoglycemia among infants of diabetic mothers can be corrected by early breast-feeding or fo...

【 授权许可】

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