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Expresses the fall from birth weight as a percentage, the standard trigger for feeding assessment in the first days of life.
Neonatal weight loss
Loss (%) = (birth weight - current weight) / birth weight x 100; 10% or more usually prompts assessment
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
Typically by day 10 to 14 in healthy term infants.
Yes. Babies born after intrapartum fluids or by caesarean section often show slightly greater early loss.