Hi, this is UK information, but may be of interest to others. 

Magda Sachs 

11 December 2007 

News update from the Baby Friendly Initiative 

New guidance on developing hypoglycaemia policies 

The Baby Friendly Initiative has today published a new guidance document for 
maternity units who are developing or amending polices which relate to the 
prevention and treatment of hypoglycaemia in newborns. 

Most maternity units working towards Baby Friendly accreditation have found 
that it is necessary to address the issue of supplementation for breastfed 
babies at risk of hypoglycaemia. The challenge of developing clear and 
unambiguous guidelines which ensure the safety of infants at risk of 
hypoglycaemia whilst at the same time, avoid the unnecessary use of 
supplements has proven to be very difficult in many units. 

This guidance document has been developed with those units in mind and 
includes a checklist to ensure the inclusion of all the key aspects of care, 
together with referenced background information and a sample flow chart. 

The guidance document can be downloaded from the Baby Friendly website at 
www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/hypo_policy.pdf 

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