A newborn is admitted to the newborn nursery with tremors, apnea periods, and poor sucking reflex.
The nurse should suspect:
A . Central nervous system damage
B . Hypoglycemia
C . Hyperglycemia
D . These are normal newborn responses to extrauterine life
Answer: B
Explanation:
(A) Central nervous system damage presents as seizures, decreased arousal, and absence of newborn reflexes.
(B) In a diabetic mother, the infant is exposed to high serum glucose. The fetal pancreas produces large amounts of insulin, which causes hypoglycemia after birth.
(C) Hypoglycemia is a common newborn problem. Increased insulin production causes hypoglycemia, not hyperglycemia.
(D) These are not normal adaptive behaviors to extrauterine life.