Development Chart Flashcards
Prone lifts head to 45 degrees
Newborn - first 28 days
Moves arms and legs equally (hands fisted)
Newborn - first 28 days
Infantile reflexes - grasps, startle, etcf
Newborn - first 28 days
Regards face 9” away
Newborn - first 28 days
Responds to noise (no vocalizing sound yet)
Newborn to first 28 days
Record APGAR score and growth chart
Newborn - first 28 days
- may lose 10% weight in first week but regains in next 2-3 days
APGAR
Appearance color, acrocy, anosis, pulse, grimace, activity - muscle tone, respiratory effort
Gains 5-7 ounces/week (1-2 lbs/month)
Infancy (1-3 months)
Grows 1 inch/month
Infancy (1-3 months)
Eats 2-3 ounces per lb/24 hours
Infancy (1-3 months): also nurse every 2-3 hours (Day/night)
Infant (4-6 months): also solids
6-8 wet diapers/day and 1-6 bowel movements/day
Infancy (1-3 months)
Tracks with eyes and positive blink reflex
Infancy (1-3 months)
Vocalizes sound and responds to noise - crying is the main form of communication
Infancy (1-3 months)
Begins hand to mouth coordination
Infancy (1-3 months)
Prone lifts head to 90 degrees
Infancy (1-3 months)
Supine - head control improves - lays in positions placed
Infancy (1-3 months)
Prominent infant reflexes
Infancy (1-3 months)
HOLDS HEAD UP
3 MONTHS
GENERAL - tremors, asymmetric or jerky spastic movements
Lag warning signs at 6 weeks
HEARING - does not respond to loud noise by startle reflex - no vocalization of sound
LAG WARNING SIGNS AT 6 WEEKS
VISION - failure to follow or fix at 9-12 inches
Lag warning signs at 6 weeks
Excessive head lag on pulling to sitting position - poor head control
Lag warning signs at 6 weeks
Leg immobility or continued leg extension
Lag warning signs at 6 weeks
Gains 1lb and grows 1”/month
Infant (4-6 months)
Eats 2-3 ounces/lb per 24 hours and solids
Infant (4-6 months)
Laughs + mmm sounds; imitates sounds; turns to rattle or voice
Infant (4-6 months)
Good head control (no head lag)
Infant (4-6 months)
Able to roll over/sit up with support
Infant (4-6 months)
Able to bear minimal weight on legs with help
Infant (4-6 months)