Influence Upon the Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Breast-fed Newborns

Objective To study the influence of breast-fed on the incidence of hypoglycemia in newborns. Methods Blood glucose were measured in 306 breast-fed newborns at 1,4,8,12,24,48,72 hours after birth. Results The incidence of hypoglycemia in the newborns whose mothers were complicated by diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance, in macro-newborns (birth weight≥4 000 g) and in lower birth weight infants (birth weight2 500 g) were 22 4%(11/49), 36 9%(31/84) and 29 6% (8/27), respectively, and were higher than that in normal newborns (11 6%,17/146). Conclusion In breast-fed newborns, monitoring of blood glucose should be given to those whose mothers were complicated by diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance, to macro-newborns and lower birth weight infants.