Here is what the AAP says about the subject:

Universal neonatal screening of blood glucose for hypoglycemia is not
warranted in most nurseries. Selective screening for high-risk babies (as
defined by Cornblath and Schwartz [8] ) may offer an advantage over
universal screening; however, in those nurseries where a large proportion of
infants fall into one of the high-risk categories, it may be easier to
screen all infants. The question of the appropriate age for selective
screening still needs to be answered.

The URL for this position statement is

http://www.aap.org/policy/04518.html

Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Manhattan, KS  USA
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