Correlation of risk factors for hypoglycemia in high risk neonates in department of obstetrics

Objective  To explore the risk factors of hypoglycemia in high risk neonates in department of obstetrics.

Methods  The clinical data of 1 159 high-risk neonates with hypoglycemia were analyzed retrospectively in the department of obstetrics in Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital. The independent risk factors of neonatal hypoglycemia were analyzed by Logistic regression.

Results  There were 203 cases (17.52%) of hypoglycemia after 0.5 h of birth; at 1.0 h after birth, hypoglycemia occurred in 146 cases (12.60%); at 4.0 h after birth, 53 cases (4.57%) developed hypoglycemia; at 7.0 h after birth, hypoglycemia occurred in 3 cases (0.26%); at 24.0 h after birth, hypoglycemia occurred in 1 case (0.09%). Logistic regression analysis indicated that cesarean section and low body weight infants were independent risk factors for neonatal hypoglycemia (OR=4.805, 0.231; P < 0.05).

Conclusion  The occurrence of neonatal hypoglycemia is mainly concentrated at 0.5 to 1.0 h after birth. Cesarean section and low body weight infants are independent risk factors for inducing neonatal hypoglycemia in department of obstetrics.