Hi Cee,
Brown fat is the term I was taught and teach to my students to refer to the
adipose laid down in the last trimester before a baby is born. The more
mature a fetus; the more brown fat, and it is protective in the early
postpartum for temperature regulation and energy.
Hope it helps; try a pediatric nursing text perhaps or a medline search.
Maeve
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA
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