# Sugar Babies primary results, Lancet 2013

Publication · id `maternal:pub-sugar-babies-lancet-2013` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `fc5a600ec7387e71` (public)

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## In plain language

The main report of the Sugar Babies trial of dextrose gel for newborn babies with low blood sugar, published in The Lancet in 2013.

## Technical summary

Lancet 2013;382(9910):2077-83. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61645-1. PMID 24075361.

## Connected pages

- Published in: The Lancet (`core:lancet`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-15
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