If their blood sugar is low for too long, it can harm the development of the baby's brain and nervous system. Consequently, obstetricians pay special attention to "big babies."
巨嬰寶寶在出生後，反而容易因營養環境的巨幅改變，而出現低血糖、電解質失調的症狀；若血糖偏低過久，寶寶的腦部及神經發展就可能受到損傷，因此這群「大」寶寶也是新生兒科醫師上緊發條注意的對象。