Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016
Published on Thursday 7th July 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Saturday 7th January 2017
Signatures: 677
Make it compulsory for glucose levels of newborns to be checked before discharge
The test is a simple heel prick. It can help to indicate if your baby is converting its milk feed into the required source of glucose. If the level is too low the body/brain cannot function sufficiently, the baby may have seizures and fall into a coma. Stop it happening to someone else's baby.
My daughters levels were not checked. We were discharged and she subsequently fell into a coma and had seizures. This has left her with damage to her brain and epilepsy. A simple test prior to leaving hospital would have shown low blood sugars and immediate attention could have prevented the ensuing damage. I wish to prevent this happening to anyone else.
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