A mother-baby nurse assesses newborns for their risk of developing hypoglycemia.Which infant would the nurse assess as being at highest risk?

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Several risk factors for hypoglycemia exist,including pre- or post-maturity,intrauterine growth restriction,large or small for gestational age,asphyxia,difficult transition at birth,cold stress,maternal diabetes or preeclampsia-eclampsia,terbutaline use,infection,and congenital malformations.

A Mother-Baby Nurse Assesses Newborns for Their Risk of Developing