Low Blood Sugar in a Newborn: WHO Thresholds and Treatment
Applies WHO newborn glucose thresholds.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Baby
- At-risk newborn without symptoms
- Blood glucose
- 2.4
- Unit
- mmol/L
Result: At-risk newborn, glucose 2.4 mmol/L (under 2.6): feed now, and recheck after about 1 hour and before the next feed 3 hours later.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Baby
- Blood glucose (leave blank if it cannot be measured)
- Unit
- Weight in kg (sick infant)
How this is calculated
Citation
WHO. Hypoglycaemia of the newborn: review of the literature. WHO/CHD/97.1. 1997, recommendations 14-15. WHO. Pocket book of hospital care for children. 2nd ed. 2013, pp. 52-53. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.