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The nurse teaches a new mother that neonatal weight loss in the first 3 days of life is most often the result of:

  • A. Allergy to formula
  • B. a hypoglycemic response
  • C. Inadequate breast or formula feeding
  • D. Excretion of fluid via lungs, urinary bladder and bowels.
Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Fluid loss is the primary cause of early weight loss.