Circumcision Care
Parents are advised to apply this product to the circumcision site to prevent it from sticking to the diaper.
What is Vaseline/petroleum jelly?
These types of baths are advised for babies who still have their umbilical stump attached.
What are sponge baths
What is the normal heart rate for a newborn ?
110-160 beats per minute
This is the method nurses use to ensure proper identification of newborns, involving bracelets for both the baby and the mother, along with these unique imprints.
What are footprints of the baby and fingerprints of the mother?
This is the safest position for a newborn in a car seat, which helps protect their head, neck, and spine during a crash.
What is the rear-facing position?
PKU pregnancy monitoring often includes this type of test after birth, which checks for the presence of elevated phenylalanine levels in the newborn.
What is newborn screening or PKU testing?
Parents are advised not to submerge the baby in the water for bathing until this had healed.
What is umbilical cord stump?
Diapers should be changed frequently to maintain this condition for the healing area.
What is cleanliness (or dryness)?
This should be done to the front of the diaper so that it does not irritate the umbilical stump.
What is folded down?
What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
30-60 breaths per minute
This score, assessed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth, evaluates a newborn's physical condition and determines the need for resuscitation.
What is the APGAR score?
This is the safest sleep position for a newborn to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
What is back to sleep?
Women with PKU must avoid high-protein foods like meat, fish, and eggs, as they are rich in this amino acid.
What is phenylalanine?
Parents should contact their healthcare provider immediately if their newborn exhibits signs such as fever, poor feeding, difficulty breathing and yellowing of the skin.
What is jaundice?
Frequent diaper changes and cleaning with water are recommended to care for this area.
What is the circumcision site?
Babies should be dressed in this type of clothing while still having their umbilical stump.
What is loose and breathable
What is the normal blood pressure for a newborn?
60-80 systolic and 30-45 diastolic
This vitamin is administered intramuscularly shortly after birth to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, addressing the deficiency caused by limited placental transfer and the newborn's sterile gut, which cannot yet produce it naturally.
What is Vitamin K?
This test evaluates whether a newborn is able to sit safely in their car seat for a period of time without any breathing or positioning issues.
What is car seat test?
This genetic test can determine whether an unborn child has inherited PKU or other genetic disorders from their parents.
What is amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
This common skin conditions in newborns may occur but parents should avoid popping or squeezing affected areas.
What is baby acne or milia?
Signs such as swelling, increased discharge, foul smelling discharge, pus filled blisters, Inability to urinate are indicative of this.
What is infection
What does foul smelling discharge, swelling or redness around stump, persistent bleeding indicate?
What is infection?
What is the normal weight for a newborn
5-8 pounds
This vaccine, given with parental consent within hours of birth, requires three doses over several months to protect newborns from a potentially severe liver infection.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine?
Newborns should sleep on this type of surface to reduce the risk of suffocation and ensure proper safety.
What is a firm mattress?
Untreated PKU in pregnancy can lead to these neurological issues in the child, caused by the buildup of phenylalanine in the brain.
What are seizures or intellectual disability?
To protect against flat head syndrome, parents are encouraged to this during supervised awake time.
What is tummy time?
This person should be called when signs of infection or fever are present.
What/who is the physician
This person should be contacted in the umbilical stump gets ripped off, looks infected, or hasn’t fallen off in 3 weeks.
What/who is the physician
What is the normal length of a newborn ?
18.5-20.9 inches
This antibiotic ointment is administered within the first 1-3 hours after birth to prevent infections.
What is erythromycin ointment?
If a newborn fails the initial pulse oximetry test, this follow-up procedure is often performed to evaluate the heart's function and structure.
What is an echocardiogram?
Women with uncontrolled PKU during pregnancy are at a higher risk of this pregnancy complication, which can affect fetal growth.
What is intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)?
When teaching new parents, nurses should respect individual practices and beliefs adjusting care plans to honor diverse traditions and preferences regarding newborn care.
What is cultural consideration?