Neonatal hypoglycaemia after diabetic pregnancy

Long-term neurological dysfunction and neonatal hypoglycaemia after diabetic pregnancy.

AIM To determine if children born to mothers with diabetes mellitus during pregnancy, who subsequently developed neonatal hypoglycaemia, experienced long-term neurological dysfunction. METHODS Thirteen children with, and 15 without, neonatal hypoglycaemia (blood glucose < 1.5 mmol/l) were randomly selected from a larger cohort and investigated at the age of 8 years. They were also compared wi...

Neonatal hypoglycaemia in infants of diabetic mothers given sulphonylurea drugs in pregnancy.

Kemball, M. L., McIver, C., Milner, R. D. G., Nourse, C. H., Schiff, D., Tiernan, J. R. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 696. Neonatal hypoglycaemia in infants of diabetic mothers given sulphonylurea drugs in pregnancy. Three infants whose diabetic mothers were given chlorpropamide and one infant whose diabetic mother was given acetohexamide up to the time of delivery were studied ...

Neonatal hypoglycaemia in infants of insulin-dependent diabetic mothers

Martin, F. I. R., Dahlenburg, G. W., Russell, J., and Jeffery, P. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 472. Neonatal hypoglycaemia in infants of insulin-dependent diabetic mothers. Neonatal hypoglycaemia (blood glucose <20 mg/100 ml) occurred in the first 6 hours of life in 25 of 34 infants born to diabetic mothers receiving insulin. Despite severe hypoglycaemia (blood glucose <10 mg/1...

Neonatal hypoglycaemia--a critical reappraisal.

Neonatal hypoglycaemia: learning from claims

OBJECTIVES Neonatal hypoglycaemia is a potential cause of neonatal morbidity, and on rare but tragic occasions causes long-term neurodevelopmental harm with consequent emotional and practical costs for the family. The organisational cost to the NHS includes the cost of successful litigation claims. The purpose of the review was to identify themes that could alert clinicians to common pitfalls a...