«While our study did not prove that transient
newborn hypoglycemia causes poor academic performance, we believe that the findings raise legitimate concerns that need to be further investigated in other newborn cohorts.
A study matching newborn glucose concentration screening results with fourth - grade achievement test scores suggests that early transient
newborn hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) was associated with lower test scores at age 10, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
High - quality long - term follow - up studies are needed to direct future
newborn hypoglycemia screening and treatment guidelines,» the study concludes.
Transient
newborn hypoglycemia (glucose level less than 35, less than 40 and less than 45 mg / dL) was seen in 6.4 percent, 10.3 percent and 19.3 percent of infants, respectively.
Not exact matches
In addition, at this time, the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative has produced no data on the safety of
newborn fasting and weight loss caused by exclusive colostrum feeding and what degree of weight loss protects a child from brain - threatening complications like hyperbilirubinemia, hypernatremic dehydration and
hypoglycemia.
Since the beginning of our campaign almost two years ago, we have received tens of thousands of
newborn and infant starvation stories leading to the complications of hyperbilirubinemia, dehydration, hypernatremia,
hypoglycemia and failure to thrive.
Ten percent of healthy, full - term exclusively breastfed
newborns develop
hypoglycemia in the first days of life and may require specialized care until they are stable.
The reasons for supplementation were to prevent
newborn hunger, starvation, jaundice, dehydration and
hypoglycemia.
I am writing you because my child fell victim to
newborn jaundice,
hypoglycemia and severe dehydration due to insufficient milk intake from exclusive breastfeeding in the first days of life.
Furthermore, any neonatologist can attest that the vast majority of babies admitted to the NICU for severe jaundice commonly accompanied by dehydration and
hypoglycemia are exclusively breastfed
newborns whose mothers have been told not to worry about insufficient breast milk despite their child showing obvious signs of distress and hunger, per the BFHI protocol.
Given new scientific data that exclusively breastfed
newborns are in fact at significant risk for brain - threatening
hypoglycemia, jaundice and dehydration, mothers are asking how they can supplement in the first days of life without compromising their long - term breastfeeding success.
These include: a requirement for mothers to hand express milk before they feed to ensure there is something for their children to eat; twice - daily weighing for exclusively breastfed
newborns in the hospital and at home to ensure they aren't losing a dangerous amount of weight; daily glucose monitoring for
newborns to ensure they are not hypoglycemic; and universal education for mothers on the threats of dehydration, jaundice, and
hypoglycemia, as well as the complications that might arise from letting such conditions go untreated.
The
newborn sleep apnea is associated with
hypoglycemia, gastro esophageal reflux disease and anemia.
Improving In - Hospital Breastfeeding Rates (PC - 05): The Effect of Delayed
Newborn Bath and Oral Dextrose Gel for
Hypoglycemia on PC - 05
During these first few days, breastfeeding very often can also help to prevent some of the problems that
newborns sometimes encounter such as jaundice and low blood sugar (
hypoglycemia).
Dr. Matoq and his team presented their findings from Improving In - Hospital Breastfeeding Rates (PC - 05): The Effect of Delayed
Newborn Bath and Oral Dextrose Gel for
Hypoglycemia on PC - 05 at The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine's 21st International Meeting in October.
This document is meant to inform parents of the most recent data regarding infant feeding and to increase their knowledge on how to protect their
newborns from hyperbilirubinemia, dehydration, hypernatremia,
hypoglycemia and extended or repeat hospitalizations due to complications from underfeeding.
In comparison with term
newborns (birth at 39 to 41 weeks), early - term
newborns had higher risks for birth complications, including:
hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, 4.9 percent vs. 2.5 percent), NICU or neonatology service admission (8.8 percent vs. 5.3 percent), need for respiratory support (2.0 percent vs. 1.1 percent), and requirement for intravenous fluids (7.5 percent vs. 4.4 percent).
The
newborn brain principally uses glucose for energy and prolonged
hypoglycemia has been associated with poor long - term neurodevelopment and neurocognition.
The authors matched 1,395 of 1,943
newborns (71.8 percent) having normoglycemia or transient
hypoglycemia with their achievement tests.
Medical record data from
newborns with normoglycemia (normal blood sugar levels) or transient
hypoglycemia were matched with their student achievement tests in 2008 when they were 10 years old and in the fourth grade.
Congenital Hyperinsulinism: Congenital hyperinsulinism (also called hyperinsulinemic
hypoglycemia) is a disorder of abnormally high insulin levels and the most frequent cause of severe, persistent
hypoglycemia - low blood sugar levels - in
newborn babies and children.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether glucose gel as a supplement to feedings in infants admitted to the
newborn nursery at risk for neonatal
hypoglycemia (NH) reduces the frequency of transfer to a higher