pulse, breathing, muscle tone, responsiveness, skin color
Which 5 areas are included in the Apgar Test
size, face, skin, eyes
Describe four aspects of a newborn's appearance
crawl reflex, walking reflex, sucking reflex
Identify 3 different newborn reflexes and what the body movement is
May boost your child's intelligence, may protect your baby from obesity, can protect your baby from developing allergies. Can reduce your stress level and risk of postpartum depression
May reduce some types of cancer
List three advantages of breastfeeding for the baby and three for the mother.
Sudden infant death syndrome and there are risks that may cause it
What is SIDS?
Don't let your baby sleep with blankets, don't sleep with your baby on the couch,give the baby a pacifier when they sleep, swaddle your child
To reduce the risk of SIDS parents can do what?
Step 1: unfasten the diaper
Step 2:Use the diaper to remove excess feces from skin
Step 3: Hold baby's bottom up by gripping baby's ankles and remove soiled diaper.
Step 4: fold the dirty diaper in half; with the unsoiled half up
Step 5: Clean front of th
steps of changing a diaper.
wrist
What's best area for us to check temp of bottle?
no
Do bottles need to be warmed?
When gas bubbles get stuck in your baby's stomach, they can cause a feeling of fullness and discomfort, which often causes babies to squirm or cry.
Why is it important to burp your baby
Change the diaper as soon as it gets wet and put cream on every time you change its diaper.
What do you do for diaper rash?
start with face and end with butt
When bathing what parts do you start with first and what parts do you end with?
They can get cradle cap and their soft spot can become flat
Why should we avoid having our baby lay on their back all the time? What can happen?
after 9 months
Around what month should the fat tissue deposits decrease?
high
The center of gravity is _________ on baby's body which results in poor balance
cartilage
Infants skeletal system is mainly made of what first?
So the child can develop more muscle.
Why is tummy time important?
sit without support-7 months
stand with support-8 months
guided walk-11 months
walk on it's own-15 months
Identify the age norm of when an infant should hit these milestones-
Stimuli are changes in the environment that affect sensory organs causing a person to react
Intellectual Growth is influenced by what outside factors?
is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed
What is object permanence?
Passive vocabulary: vocabulary you can understand but can't use when writing or speaking. Active vocabulary:vocabulary you can use when speaking and/or writing.
What the difference between passive and active vocabulary.
practice counting, offer choices, ask questions.
What things can you do to promote/encourage good intellectual development?
Play is important to healthy brain development.It also helps with creativity and social and emotional strength.
What's the importance of play?
interaction
Social Development is shaped by
they feel full, clean and comforted
How do infants show social interactions with caregivers?
Thinking,memory ,and language
What are a baby first emotions & how are they expressed?