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Published	10/08/2024	Normal weight for a neonate is {{c1::2.5 - 4 kg}}
Published	10/08/2024	Normal length for a neonate is {{c1::50 cm}}
Published	10/08/2024	Normal head circumference for a neonate is {{c1::35 ± 2 cm}}
Published	10/08/2024	Newborns can lose up to {{c1::10%}} of their body weight during the first week of life
Published	10/08/2024	Newborns should get back to their birth weight withing {{c1::10 - 14 days}}
Published	10/08/2024	Infants should gain {{c1::20 - 40 g}} per day after regaining their birth weight
Published	10/08/2024	A typical baby {{c1::doubles}} its birth weight by {{c2::6 months}} and {{c1::triples}} it by {{c2::1 year}}
Published	10/08/2024	Normal neonate respiratory rate {{c1::40 - 60 breaths per minute}}
Published	10/08/2024	Normal neonate heart rate {{c1::110 - 160 beats per minute}}
Published	10/08/2024	Infants at the first day of life should get {{c1::60 mL/kg/day}} of formula or breast milk
Published	10/08/2024	Infants at the 5th day of life should get over {{c1::150 mL/kg/day}} of formula or breast milk
Published	10/08/2024	Infants need {{c1::100 - 110}} Calories/kg/day
Published	10/08/2024	Standard infant formula contains {{c1::67}} Calories/100 mL
Published	10/08/2024	Breast milk comes in at around day {{c1::2 - 5}}
Published	10/08/2024	Most infants pass meconium within {{c1::24 hours}}
Published	10/08/2024	If an infant has not passed meconium for {{c1::48}} hours, you should be worried
Published	10/08/2024	Most infants pass urine within the first {{c1::12 - 24 hours}} of life
Published	10/08/2024	Infants typically have {{c1::1 - 2}} wet nappies on the first day of life, increasing to {{c2::a wet nappy per feed}} by the first week
Published	10/08/2024	The new born heel prick test is carried out between {{c1::72 and 120 hours}} of life
Published	10/08/2024	The new born heel prick test screens for {{c1::cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, MSUD, MCAD, PKU, homocysteinuria, congenital hypothyroidism and con…
Published	10/08/2024	Neonatal mortality rate is defined as {{c1::number of infant deaths weighing more than 500 g in the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births}}
Published	10/08/2024	Perinatal mortality rate is defined as {{c1::number of still births and neonatal deaths in the first week of life per 1000 live births}}
Published	10/08/2024	Perinatal mortality rate in Ireland is {{c1::10/1000}}
Published	10/08/2024	Neonatal mortality rate in Ireland is {{c1::4/1000}}
Published	10/08/2024	Most common causes of mortality in the newborn period are {{c1::congential malformations, infection, asphyxia and prematurity}}
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