Risk factors for neonatal hypoglycemia

Risk factors warranting routine blood glucose screening

Prematurity (gestational age <37 weeks)

Large for gestational age

Maternal diabetes

Small for gestational age

Other risk factors*

Low birth weight (<2500 grams)

Fetal growth restriction

Perinatal stress

Postmaturity (gestational age >42 weeks)

Admission to a neonatal intensive care unit

Maternal use of beta adrenergic agents

Maternal use of oral hypoglycemic agents

Family history of a genetic form of hypoglycemia

Congenital syndromes associated with hypoglycemia (eg, Beckwith-Wiedemann and Kabuki syndromes)

This table summarizes risk factors for neonatal hypoglycemia. For additional details, refer to separate UpToDate content on neonatal hypoglycemia.

* Screening in neonates with these risk factors is dependent on the clinical status of the infant. In general, infants who are less clinically stable are screened more often than those who are more clinically stable.

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Risk factors for neonatal hypoglycemia