Just need help answering this question. Labor and delivery

Scenario: A patient delivered a healthy male infant 2 hours ago. She had a mid-line episiotomy. This is her sixth pregnancy. She had an epidural block for her labor and delivery. She is now admitted to the postpartum unit.
question: You are providing care for the newborn when T.N. asks why it is necessary to perform glucose checks on the newborn. What will you tell her?
I need at-least 4 to 6 reasons what will you tell her and references of the answers. 400-500 wordings. you don’t have to put it on a essay form, each answers need to have different references.