Hypoglycemia in healthy, full-term, breast-fed neonates during the early days of life: preliminary observation.

To examine the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic hypoglycemia during the early days of life, the blood glucose levels were analyzed in 38 healthy, full-term, breast-fed neonates cared for by rooming-in immediately after birth. Blood glucose levels were measured randomly using a blood glucose analyzer from birth to discharge. Preliminary results have shown that hypoglycemia (< 40 mg/dL) seldom occurred in healthy, full-term, breast-fed neonates when cared for in rooming-in with frequent suckling immediately after birth.