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Neonatal fluid requirement

ml/kg/day by day of life and maturity or birth weight (ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN 2018)

Details

Group

Reference weight (kg)

The birth weight is used until it has been regained (usually after 7–10 days, guideline R 6.8), thereafter the current weight. This rule is clinical convention; the guideline does not specify the reference weight (dosing weight).

Day of life / phase

Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.

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Sources

ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition: Fluid and electrolytes (Clin Nutr 37:2344–2353) – Tables 1–5 Jochum F, Moltu SJ, Senterre T, Nomayo A, Goulet O, Iacobelli S; ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN working group on pediatric parenteral nutrition, 2018. Guideline (freely accessible, full text read)

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Note

Calculation aid for healthcare professionals. Clinical assessment remains with the treating physician.

Review date of the German original: 2026-11-05 · Methodology

Frequently asked questions

Neonatal fluid requirement: What does this calculator compute?

Recommended fluid intake for newborns by day of life (transition phase day 1–5, intermediate phase, stable growth) and group (term-born, preterm infants > 1500 g, 1000–1500 g, < 1000 g) according to the ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guideline 2018 – as ml/kg/day, ml/day and ml/h for the entered weight.

Neonatal fluid requirement: Which sources is this calculator based on?

Jochum F, Moltu SJ, Senterre T, Nomayo A, Goulet O, Iacobelli S; ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN working group on pediatric parenteral nutrition: ESPGHAN/ESPEN/ESPR/CSPEN guidelines on pediatric parenteral nutrition: Fluid and electrolytes (Clin Nutr 37:2344–2353) – Tables 1–5 (2018)