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What is Weight of a newborn quadruples at - and explain in detail?
Ans. is 'c' i.e., 2 years o The average birth weight of neonates is about 3 Kg.o During first few days after birth, the newborn loses extracellular fluid equivalent to about 10% of the body weight. Most full term infants regain their birth weight by the age of 10 dayso Subsequently, they gain weight at a rate of approximately 25 to 30 gm per day for the first 3 months of life. Thereafter they gain about 400 gm of weight every month for the remaining part of first year.AgeWeightBirth3 Kg5 months6 Kg (2 x birth weight)1 year9 Kg (3 x birth weight)2 years12 kg (4 x birth weight)3 years15 kg (5 x birth weight)5 years18 kg (6 x birth weight)7 years21 kg (7 x birth weight)10 years30 kg (10 x birth weight)