Weight change during the first week of life and a new method for retrospective prediction of birthweight among exclusively breastfed newborns.
George MtoveOmari AbdulFanny KullbergSamwel GesaseThomas ScheikeFrederik Mølkjaer AndersenMwayiwawo MadanitsaFeiko O Ter KuileMichael AlifrangisJohn P A LusinguDaniel T R MinjaChristentze SchmiegelowPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)
The prediction maps and reference charts can be used by researchers in low-resource settings to retrospectively estimate birthweights using weights collected up to 168 h after delivery, thereby maximizing data utilization. Clinical practitioners can also use the prediction maps to retrospectively classify newborns as low birthweight or small for gestational age.