Categorizing Weight Loss in Breastfed Infants: A Good First Step

Characterizing and Forecasting Individual Weight Changes in Term Neonates

“…Pediatricians, neonatologists, midwifes, and other caregivers can use this NeoWeight Prediction tool to forecast and monitor early weight changes and personalize treatment to avoid excessive weight loss and associated clinical complications, including prolonged hospitalization or readmission to the hospital. 17 It should be noted that our model is based on data from healthy term neonates who were exclusively breastfed, as our primary goal was to investigate the natural course of postnatal weight change. Median (20th percentile-80th percentile) maximum weight loss was À6.25% (À7.79% to À4.70%) in our analysis data set ( Figure 12; available at www.jpeds.…”