Adjusting to Extrauterine Life
Tapping or flicking the soles of the feet to assist in initiating respirations.
What is tactile stimulation?
This is the best food for a newborn.
What is human (breast) milk?
These glands have minimal function until 2 to 4 weeks of age.
What are tear glands?
What is Apgar score?
What is Supine?
Substance that coats the alveolar surface and assists with facilitating breathing in newborns
What is surfactant?
The first stool of a newborn.
What is Meconium?
This fontanel is diamond shaped and usually closes by 18 months.
Scaling system used to assess Gestational age.
What is New Ballard Scale?
Yeast like fungus, usually presents in newborns mouth.
What is Thrush (Candidiasis)?
Fetal shunt that functionally closes at or soon after birth.
What is Foramen ovale?
The stomach capacity for a newborn.
What is 5 to 60 ml?
This fontanel is triangular shaped and usually closes by 8 weeks.
What is Posterior fontanel?
This reflex can occur when a newborn gets startled.
Common fracture that occurs with shoulder dystocia.
What is Clavicle?
Fetal shunt that functionally closes by the 4th day after birth.
What is Ductus arteriosus?
The first line of defense from invading organisms
What is skin and mucous membranes?
What is the tonic neck reflex?
Benign cutaneous tumors that look like bright red rubbery nodules with a rough surface.
What is Strawberry hemangiomas?
The most common congenital deformities in newborns in the U.S.
What is cleft lip and cleft palate?
Newborns receive thermoregulation through these sources.
What is the heart, liver, brain, brown fat, and NST?
Keep newborns out of the sun for long periods due to low levels of this
What is melanin?
Treatment for hyperbilirubinemia.
What is phototherapy?
Severe lung disorder, seen mostly in pre-term infants
What is Respiratory distress syndrome?
Routine newborn preventative care includes: Erythromycin prophylaxis, vitamin K administration, and newborn screen to prevent and check for.
What is preventing bacterial eye infections, preventing hemorrhage, and checking for metabolic disorders?