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Introduction One of the most important metabolic events to mark the transition from fetal to neonatal life is the adaptation from an environment that has a readily available and continuous source of glucose—transplacental passage of maternal blood—to an environment in…
KEY POINTS 1. Hypoglycemia is frequently seen in premature and critically ill term infants. 2. Neonates are at risk of hypoglycemia in the early neonatal period because of the abrupt interruption of maternal glucose transfer to the baby at birth,…