The student nurse notices that a newborn weighs less today compared with the newborn's birth weight three days ago. The nursing instructor explains that newborns lose weight following birth due to which of the following?
A) A shift of intracellular water to extracellular spaces.
B) Loss of meconium stool.
C) A shift of extracellular water to intracellular spaces.
D) The sleep-wake cycle.
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