Guideline
Postnatal glucose homeostasis in late-preterm and term infants
- Hypoglycaemia
- Medical
- Metabolic, endocrine and renal
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Transitional care
This guideline is from 2011, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
This American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report offers a practical guide and algorithm for screening and managing neonatal hypoglycaemia in late-preterm and term infants. It acknowledges that current evidence does not identify a specific glucose concentration that distinguishes normal from abnormal or predicts neurological injury. It recommends a pragmatic approach centred on early identification of at-risk infants and prophylactic measures to prevent hypoglycaemia.
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