TY - JOUR
T1 - Breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact as non-pharmacological prevention of neonatal hypoglycemia in infants born to women with gestational diabetes; a Danish quasi-experimental study
AU - Dalsgaard, Bente Thorup
AU - Rodrigo-Domingo, Maria
AU - Kronborg, Hanne
AU - Haslund, Helle
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - Objective To investigate the effect on infant blood glucose levels of an intervention consisting of early, frequent breastfeeding and two hours of immediate uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact following birth of term infants born to mothers with diet-treated gestational diabetes (GDM). Study design Quasi-experimental study design with a historical control group (n = 132) and an intervention group (n = 401) testing a procedure to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia. Main outcome measures Data collection on blood glucose levels, hypoglycemia incidence with a cut-off of 2.4 mmol/l and encouraging early frequent breastfeeding is a safe strategy to prevent hypoglycemia.
AB - Objective To investigate the effect on infant blood glucose levels of an intervention consisting of early, frequent breastfeeding and two hours of immediate uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact following birth of term infants born to mothers with diet-treated gestational diabetes (GDM). Study design Quasi-experimental study design with a historical control group (n = 132) and an intervention group (n = 401) testing a procedure to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia. Main outcome measures Data collection on blood glucose levels, hypoglycemia incidence with a cut-off of 2.4 mmol/l and encouraging early frequent breastfeeding is a safe strategy to prevent hypoglycemia.
KW - Frequent breastfeeding
KW - Gestational diabetes
KW - Infant
KW - Neonatal hypoglycemia
KW - SSC
KW - Skin-to-skin
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U2 - 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.srhc.2018.10.003
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1877-5756
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
JF - Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
ER -