Body weight loss after birth increases stress in the newborns

• Main Authors: Giuseppe De Bernardo (Author), Rita De Santis (Author), Maurizio Giordano (Author), Desiree Sordino (Author), Gloria Berselli (Author), Franca Pagani (Author), Giuseppe Buonocore (Author), Serafina Perrone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Body weight loss is physiological when is lower than 8-10% in the first days of life. Low birth body weight is correlated to up regulation of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function. The aim was to test the hypothesis that weight loss from 24 to 48 h of life is associated with high...