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Aim: Our objective was to evaluate the effects of birth route and type of maternal anesthesia on weight loss in newborns in the early postnatal period. Material and Methods: All newborns who were born in Gazi University Medical Faculty in the study period without any congenital anomalies, completely breastfed and who were not hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit were included in this retrospective study.Newborns were grouped according to mode of delivery (vaginal delivery or cesarean section) and type of maternal anesthesia (no anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, general anesthesia). All newborns who included in the study were evaluated for the postnatal weight loss (% of birth weight) at least once on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and/or 7th day of life. Results: There were 1463 newborns who met the inclusion criteria. Average weight losses on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 7th days of life were 5.3±2.7%, 5.8±3.0%, 4.6±3.2% and 2.2±2.4%, respectively. Maximum weight loss (5.8%) occured on postnatal 3rd day. Newborns born by cesarean section lost more weight than those born vaginally (p<0.05) and newborns whose mothers were applied epidural anesthesia lost more weight than those whose mothers were applied general anesthesia (p<0.05). Conclusion: Postnatal weight loss pattern is different among newborns, according to mode of delivery and type of maternal anesthesia. According to our results, in evaluating early postnatal weight loss in newborns, mode of delivery an type of maternal anesthesia must be kept in mind

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