- A pregnant woman should drink at least eight 8-oz glasses (about 2,000 ml) of water daily.
- When both breasts are used for breast-feeding, the infant usually doesn’t empty the second breast. Therefore, the second breast should be used first at the next feeding.
- A low-birth-weight neonate weighs 2,500 g (5 lb 8 oz) or less at birth.
- A very-low-birth-weight neonate weighs 1,500 g (3 lb 5 oz) or less at birth.
- When both breasts are used for breast-feeding, the infant usually doesn’t empty the second breast. Therefore, the second breast should be used first at the next feeding.
- A low-birth-weight neonate weighs 2,500 g (5 lb 8 oz) or less at birth.
- A very-low-birth-weight neonate weighs 1,500 g (3 lb 5 oz) or less at birth.