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Newborns are at much higher risk for dehydration than adults. Why?
The newborn’s kidneys are immature and inefficient at concentrating urine. Therefore, newborns produce very dilute urine—in a sense, wasting fluid. This increases their risk for dehydration, and makes it critical that caregivers provide newborns with enough fluid, especially during bouts of vomiting or diarrhea.
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