Hipoglicemia en recién nacidos a término pequeños para la edad gestacional.

Objetive: To determine the frequency of hypoglycemia in the newborn and the characteristics associated with this event. Material and Methods: An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted in newborns treated at the Regional Hospital of Ica between January and December 2010. We evaluated 147 small for gestational age on-term infants from whom the measurement of blood glucose was requested during the first 24 hours after birth, because of risk factors were present. Results: 12.93% infants, small for gestational age on-term had hypoglycemia. Of these, 57.98% were male (p = 0.307), in 10.53% mothers had some pathological antecedent (p = 0.759), in 5.26% the mother had hypertension during pregnancy (p = 0.999) and 22.32% had mothers with inadequate prenatal care (p = 0.021). Conclusion: The neonatal hypoglycemia is present in one of ten small for gestational age on-term infants and is associated with inadequate prenatal care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]