Neonatal Hypoglycemia

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Abstract
CLAMPING the cord abruptly changes the fuel economy in the newborn from total dependence on the mother to total dependence on self. For survival of the newborn, the flow of fuel must be maintained virtually without interruption during this critical phase of transition to independent existence. In the vast majority of infants, this continuation of flow is accomplished. The infant is not unprepared. Fuel is conserved and stored during intrauterine life and promptly mobilized after delivery. Nevertheless, the very complexity of these processes renders them susceptible to a variety of adverse influences and therefore also renders the newborn prone to . . .

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