An observational study of associations among maternal fluids during parturition, neonatal output, and breastfed newborn weight loss

Table 4 Newborn weight loss in grams correlated to maternal fluid types (N = 109)

	Type and timing of maternal fluid
*Timing of weight loss*	*IV fluids 2 hrs before birth*	*IV fluids admit to birth*	*Oral and IV fluids admit to birth*
Birth to 60 hrs	.406, p = 0.011 n = 38	.216, p = 0.050 n = 83	.275, p = 0.018 n = 74
Birth to 72 hrs	.273, p = 0.092 n = 39	.223, p = 0.039 n = 86	.309, p = 0.007 n = 75

Spearman's rho correlation coefficient, 2-tailed used for all tests
No significant relationship between newborn weight loss and maternal fluids before 60 hours

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