Some newborns lose weight much faster than previously recognized

Monday, December 1, 2014 - 13:40 in Health & Medicine

A new study is the first to detail the weight loss patterns of exclusively breastfed newborns. The investigators have captured their findings in an online tool that is the first of its kind to help pediatricians determine whether exclusively breastfed newborns have lost too much weight in the first days of life.

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