Title 9.25 - 10.05 EN Neonatal hypoglycaemia - Vietnam CME - May 2025 Neonatal hypoglycaemia - Vietnam CME - May 2025.pptx ✅

Endocrine system has critical roles in-utero and in the perinatal period Multiple influences on the neonatal endocrine axis: Genetics Maternal disease (endocrine and non-endocrine) Placental – facilitates maternal-fetal hormone interactions Fetal influences – specific physiological characteristics Transitional period – adaptation for ex-utero life Fetal origins of adult diseases - epigenetics Endocrinology and the newborn