An infant weighed 3685 g (8 lbs, 2 oz) at birth. What would be the maximum amount of weight loss considered normal by the third day of life?
a. 57 g (2 oz)
b. 227 g (8 oz)
c. 368 g (13 oz)
d. 454 g (16 oz)
ANS: C
A newborn normally loses as much as 10% of its body weight in the first few days of life. For example: 8 lbs, 2 oz = 130 oz (16 oz = 1 lb; so 8 lbs ? 16 oz = 128 oz + 2 oz = 130 oz). Ten percent of 130 = 13 oz. (Or, 10% of 3685 g = 368 g.)
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