Faltering growth and poor weight gain in neonates are handled very differently.
Fortunately for us our paediatric colleagues have developed a very robust (read long) guideline to help us understand what we may need to do for these children.
They also appreciated we aren’t so good in PED at reading long guidelines so please refer to the bottom of the linked document for the appendices – one for babies and one for children.
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the iNFANT is truly a design enigma, it is simple yet complicated, amazing yet frustrating, beautiful yet disgusting. And due to a unique production method, each iNFANT has its own variations and special features. Read more
As you know part of assesses sing an infant is asking about how well it is feeding, especially in Bronchiolitis. However, our paediatric colleagues have noticed that many infants are over fed, and although their intake may have reduced it would still be considered adequate for normal growth.
The tables below give an indication of what a healthy intake is and should be used when assessing how well an infant is feeding. Read more
