Hetherington-Rauth M, Bea JW, Lee VR, Blew RM, Funk J, Lohman TG, et al. Comparison of direct measures of adiposity with indirect measures for assessing cardiometabolic risk factors in preadolescent girls. Nutr J. 2017;16:15.

Fidanza F, Keys A, Anderson JT. Density of body fat in man and other mammals. J Appl Physiol. 1953;6(4):252–6. Fields DA, Demerath EW, Pietrobelli A, Chandler-Laney PC. Body composition at 6 months of life: comparison of air displacement plethysmography and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012;20(11):2302–6.The calibration process requires the placement of a hollow cylinder with known mass and volume into the Pea Pod. Mass and volume calibration should also be adjusted for any objects attached to the infants, which is mainly true for those remaining in hospital. Objects such as name bracelets and cord clamps affect body mass and volume readings and consequently FM and FFM. Some but not all studies reported adjusting for these objects [ 53, 58, 72, 76, 80, 89, 90, 98, 108]. Ramel et al. [ 108] also adjusted for other objects such as nasogastric tube and oximetry monitor. The Joovy Gloo has a cover sheet that can be unzipped (the zipper is covered by Velcro) and washed. This is a great feature we wish the KidCo PeaPod had. Hull HR, Dinger MK, Knehans AW, Thompson DM, Fields DA. Impact of maternal body mass index on neonate birthweight and body composition. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198(4):416 e1–6.

Breij LM, Mulder MT, van Vark-van der Zee LC, Hokken-Koelega ACS. Appetite-regulating hormones in early life and relationships with type of feeding and body composition in healthy term infants. Eur J Nutr. 2017;56(4):1725–32. Villar J, Puglia FA, Fenton TR, Cheikh Ismail L, Staines-Urias E, Giuliani F, et al. Body composition at birth and its relationship with neonatal anthropometric ratios: the newborn body composition study of the INTERGROWTH-21(st) project. Pediatr Res. 2017;82(2):305–16.

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Lingwood BE, Storm Van Leeuwen AM, Carberry AE, Fitzgerald EC, Callaway LK, Colditz PB, et al. Prediction of fat-free mass and percentage of body fat in neonates using bioelectrical impedance analysis and anthropometric measures: validation against the PEA POD. Br J Nutr. 2012;107(10):1545–52. Javed A, Jumean M, Murad MH, Okorodudu D, Kumar S, Somers VK, et al. Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2015;10(3):234–44. Wells JC. A critique of the expression of paediatric body composition data. Arch Dis Child. 2001;85(1):67–72. I traveled with a PeaPod Plus travel bed for many years, so it’s not surprising that I can list quite a few benefits for the KidCo tent: I liked having the side flaps up for good airflow. The KidCo PeaPod Plus travel bed is a pop-up tent that folds small enough to fit in a suitcase. It has flaps on all four sides that roll up to allow for airflow while still acting as an insect screen. A familiar image – my son fast asleep in his PeaPod tent.