Scoping review of evidence for managing postnatal hypoglycaemia.
Jennifer HorwitzLinda MardirosAhmed MusaVivian Andrea WelchAmanda HodgsonMichael NarveyAndrea GhazzawiBeverley SheaMichael SaginurPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The primary literature that informs hypoglycaemia screening is a series of studies that relate neurodevelopmental outcomes to postnatal hypoglycaemia. Further research is needed to better define an optimal threshold for hypoglycaemia that warrants intervention, based on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes and a better delineation of potential screening harms.