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Checklist for monitoring effective breastfeeding in a newborn - UpToDate
Checklist for monitoring effective breastfeeding in a newborn - UpToDate
At least 1 void per day of age and at least 1 stool per day
Infant's weight loss is not excessive for delivery type and feeding method*
Feeds at the breast or mother expresses colostrum within the 2 hours after birth
Evidence of colostrum either on the baby's mouth or upon hand expression or leaking from the
nipples (reassuring, but not essential)
If infant is not consistently latching, mother is expressing either by hand or with pump at least
8 times in 24 hours
If infant is preterm, mother is also expressing either by hand or with pump with each feeding
and at least 8 times in 24 hours
* Excessive weight loss is a weight below the 75 th percentile curve on the newborn weight loss tool
(NEWT) nomogram [1] . Note that higher percentiles on this nomogram indicate greater weight loss
compared with other infants at the same age (unlike standard weight-for-age growth charts, in which
higher percentiles indicate greater weight gain).
Reference:
1. PennState Health Children's Hospital. NEWT: Newborn Weight Tool. Available at: https://www.newbornweight.org/
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