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Neonatal hypoglycemia screening in newborns from diabetic mothers--arguments and controversies.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The most important known metabolic complication of the newborns from diabetic mothers, including diabetes type 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes, is the postnatal hypoglycemia. If unrecognized and undiagnosed, hypoglycemia in this particular high-risk group can determine severe neurological lesions and even death, in a significantly higher proportion than those from the general population. The present paper brings arguments for the crucial importance of screening for post-natal hypoglycemia in the early hours after birth, and discusses the management strategies and the topics that still remain in debate.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: A Stanescu, S M Stoicescu

Institutions: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Institutul National pentru Sanatatea Mamei si Copilului "Alessandrescu-Rusescu"

Language: English

Topic: Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2419487595

FWCI: 0.346

Cites: 10

Cited by: 27

Related to: 10