Newborns with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, are becoming more common worldwide, a result of the growing number of mothers who are overweight, obese or diabetic. Breastfed newborns may be treated with supplementary formula ...
Jan 31, 2017
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A single dose of dextrose gel, rubbed inside a newborn's mouth an hour after birth, can lower their risk of developing neonatal hypoglycaemia, according to a randomized study published in PLOS Medicine by Jane Alsweiler from ...
Oct 25, 2016
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A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns, a common problem that affects up to 15% of otherwise healthy babies, and a preventable cause of brain damage, according to ...
Sep 24, 2013
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