Neonatal hypoglycaemia--blood glucose monitoring and baby feeding.
Recent concerns regarding neurological sequelae of neonatal hypoglycaemia have raised the question of whether demand breast feeding may increase the risks of neonatal hypoglycaemia and neurological handicap. In this review article neonatal hypoglycaemia is defined, monitoring of babies for this condition is discussed and implications for baby feeding practices are stated.
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JM
Hawdon
M P
MP
Platt
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Aynsley-Green
D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods*