Profile of mothers of newborns with blood glucose control in the first hours of life
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000300012Keywords:
Infant, newborn, Hypoglycemia, Blood glucose, Neonatal nursingAbstract
Some maternal factors associated with neonatal hypoglycemia justify monitoring blood glucose levels in the first 24 hours of life. The objective of this study was to describe the socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of mothers to newborns undergoing capillary blood glucose control in the first 24 hours of life, hospitalized in a rooming-in maternity ward of a Baby Friendly Hospital. This is a descriptive exploratory study which involved the analysis of data from 380 medical records of mothers hospitalized from July to December, 2006 at the maternity ward of the University of São Paulo Teaching Hospital. It was found that 18 (5.6%) mothers developed gestational diabetes, none of them were treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, 53 (16.2%) had hypertension during pregnancy and 17 (32.1%) used anti-hypertensive medication, 215 (56.6%) received glucose 5% continuous infusion during labor and delivery. Correlation studies linking maternal variables and neonatal hypoglycemia are needed to identify the predicting factors of this neonatal morbidity.Downloads
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2010-09-01
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Freitas, P. de, Matos, C. V. de, & Kimura, A. F. (2010). Profile of mothers of newborns with blood glucose control in the first hours of life. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 44(3), 636-641. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000300012