Newborn Glucose Regulation

Clinical Report: Postnatal Glucose Homeostasis in Late-Preterm and Term Infants. Pediatrics. 2011;127(3):575–579. Reaffirmed June 2015

40% Glucose Gel

• Supplement is give by buccal dose• rapidly absorbed

• Infant can stay skin to skin with mother, nointerruption in feeding or bonding

• Ingredients• Purified water• Dextrose 40%• Glycerin• Grape flavor • Preservatives

Poll Everywhere

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September 25, 2013. The Lancet , Volume 382 , Issue 9910 , 2077 - 2083

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Pediatrics, February 2018

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Results

Decreased NICU Admissions Savings of >$100,000 Keeps Moms and Babies Together