Delivery Room Breastfeeding for Prevention of Hypoglycaemia in Infants of Diabetic Mothers. (1st February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maayan-Metzger, Ayala; Schushan-Eisen, Irit; Lubin, Daniel; Moran, Orit; Kuint, Jacob; Mazkereth, Ram
• Is Part Of: Fetal and pediatric pathology. Volume 33:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 23
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2014-02-01
• Subjects: Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; Pediatric pathology -- Periodicals; Fetal Diseases -- pathology -- Periodicals; Infant, Newborn, Diseases -- pathology -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.92007
• DOI: 10.3109/15513815.2013.842271
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1551-3815

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <italic>Objective:</italic> To evaluate the effect of duration of early breastfeeding in the delivery room on blood glucose levels among term neonates of diabetic mothers. <italic>Methods:</italic> Mothers with gestational diabetes were encouraged to breastfeed their infants immediately after birth in the delivery room. The breastfeeding duration was recorded by the midwife. <italic>Results:</italic> The longer duration of breastfeeding subgroup (<italic>n</italic> = 39) demonstrated a lower rate of hypoglycaemia in the first 8 hours of life (&lt; 40 mg/dl) compared to the shorter duration subgroup (<italic>n</italic> = 40), but this difference did not reach statistical significance (2.6% vs. 17.5% respectively, <italic>p</italic> = 0.057). Hypoglycaemia was mainly predicted by lower cord glucose for each decrease of 10 mg/dl (OR 2.11 [CI 1.1–4.03] <italic>p</italic> = 0.024. <italic>Conclusion:</italic> Longer duration of delivery room breastfeeding did not reduce the rate of hypoglycaemia, which was mainly influenced by lower cord blood glucose level.</p> </abstract>