Neonatal hypoglycemia is the diagnosis given to newborns with low blood sugar. All babies experience a drop in blood sugar immediately after birth, but some newborns experience an excessive drop.

Hypoglycemia in a newborn is treatable. However, without treatment, this medical condition can cause lasting damage. Parents and caregivers who notice symptoms of hypoglycemia must act quickly.

Neonatal hypoglycemia is low blood sugar levels in newborn infants. It’s more common in premature and high risk newborns, with one study reporting that 30–60% of high risk infants in the ...

Transitional Hypoglycemia in the Newborn. Medscape: In the neonatology world, it has been commonly believed that the postnatal fall in blood glucose is primarily related to withdrawal of the ...

Neonatal hypoglycemia is defined as a blood sugar level of <30-45 mg/dL in a newborn. The hypoglycemia in newborns could result in developmental delay.

Previous data on the effects of transient newborn hypoglycemia, although not generated from large studies or average-risk populations, suggested that transient hypoglycemia did not have adverse ...

Newborns with transient hypoglycemia in the hours immediately after birth may be more likely to have lower math and reading test scores in childhood, according to research in JAMA Pediatrics.

A new study suggests that dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborn babies (neonatal-hypoglycemia) – a common and preventable cause of brain damage. Dextrose gel is an ...

A newborn girl was admitted to the neonatal ICU with prolonged hypoglycemia. At 34 weeks of gestation, an ultrasonographic survey of the fetal anatomy had revealed an intraabdominal cystic mass. A ...

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, may have a significant effect on activity patterns in a newborn's brain, say researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and St. Christopher's Hospital for ...