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Rapid growth occurs during fetal and neonatal development. The duration and quality of intrauterine development affect neonate body composition. Weight is routinely used to assess and monitor the nutritional status of newborns. Any weight loss or gain in hospitalized newborn infants may reflect shifts in water balance rather than changes in body mass, and have strong implications for investigating the nutritional status of newborns. It is, however, difficult to measure the body composition of newborns. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a relatively new technique for estimating body composition. It is based on the fact that the conduction of an applied electrical signal is far greater in fat-free tissues (because of water and electrolyte content) than in fat. BIA has been gaining wide usage for the estimation of body composition in adults1,2, and should be a very suitable method for use in children, because of its noninvasiveness, simplicity and reliability.
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Gartner, A., Maire, B., Delpeuch, F., Sarda, P., Dupuy, R.P., Rieu, D. (1993). The Use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Newborns. The Need for Standardization. In: Ellis, K.J., Eastman, J.D. (eds) Human Body Composition. Basic Life Sciences, vol 60. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1268-8_37
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