title: Glucose levels in newborns with special reference to hypoglycemia: a study from rural India.
abstract: Hypoglycemia is one of the common metabolic problems in neonatal medicine. There is association between blood glucose levels and neurological development. The study involved 100 mothers and neonates blood glucose levels were measured using a standard glucometer in mother delivering babies within half an hour of delivery and in newborns at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24 h of life. Blood glucose levels were low at 0(th) and 6(th) h and maximum at 24(th) h. Neonates born to mothers with high maternal blood glucose levels were hypoglycemic showing a negative correlation. The mean blood glucose levels were low in pre-term and post-term compared with term babies and range of blood glucose levels were wide in preterm and post term babies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Senior Resident, Lotus Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gada
keywords: Blood glucose levels; hypoglycemia; newborn; post-term; pre-term; term
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