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H. Greenwald, S. Pennell (1930)
THE CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM OF THE NORMAL NEW-BORN INFANT: I. AVERAGE CONCENTRATION OF THE BLOOD SUGAR IN NORMAL NEW-BORN INFANTS DURING FASTINGJAMA Pediatrics, 39
H. Bakwin, R. Bakwin (1929)
Seasonal variation in the weight loss of newbornsAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 18
O. Folin, A. Svedberg (1930)
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I. Kugelmass, J. Tritsch (1929)
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H. Sanford, T. Gasteyer, Lois Wyat (1932)
THE SUBSTANCES INVOLVED IN THE COAGULATION OF THE BLOOD OF THE NEW-BORNJAMA Pediatrics, 43
C. Moulton (1923)
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I. Kugelmass, E. Samuel (1931)
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H. Eder, B. Bakewell (1931)
EFFECT OF SODIUM CITRATE ON THE LOSS OF WEIGHT IN THE NEW-BORN INFANTJAMA Pediatrics, 42
Loss of weight in the new-born is sanctioned universally. It is a period of semistarvation during the first few days of life that is too stupefying to be ignored, too debilitating to be physiologic, too prolonged to be a sacred law of nature. A century ago Clausius was the first to record the characteristic loss in weight of the new-born. And it is still being recorded, apparently without question. Civilization may have perfected the physique of the new-born, but it has simultaneously impaired the maternal secretion of milk; it may have improved the methods of delivery, but it has not been contributory in combating birth shock in the new-born. The present postnatal procedure of awaiting an ample food supply from the mother is no longer productive of the nutritional adequacy that obtained in primitive times. The modern consequence is an initial period of semistarvation, a condition nonexistent among animals and
American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association
Published: Aug 1, 1933
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