[Evaluation of the glycemia of low-weight newborns within the 24th hour of life at Lomé University Hospital (Togo)].

Objective: To assess the glycemia of low-weight newborns (LWNBs) during their first 24h of life as well as their mother's glycemia.

Patients And Method: This was a cross-sectional prospective study within a case-control group, conducted at Lomé University Hospital (nationwide main hospital) from January to May 2006. One hundred thirty-nine LWNBs and 150 eutrophic term newborns (ETNBs), 98 mothers of LWNBs (MLWNBs), and 145 mothers of ETNBs (METNBs) were screened and monitored on glycemia dosage.