Easy NEONATAL feeding/ fluid concepts you need to understand!!
Tala Talks NICU · 17 Jan 2022 · 19 min
Summary
A neonatologist explains nine fundamental concepts about newborn fluid and energy status, including expected first-week weight loss, glycogen and energy reserves, and surface area to volume ratio. It goes on to cover growth, the aim of matching in utero nutrition, energy demands of growing infants and the calorie content of breast milk and formula.
Third-party teaching is shown for education. Check it against your unit's guidance.