Healthy term infant Flashcards
What are the main differences between preterm and healthy term babies
Preterm = dont have the same level of fat deposition
premature babies are usually pinker because you can see the capillary beds easily (due to them being skinny)
What score is used to determine how healthy a newborn is
Apgar score
How do you know when the baby has changed to neonatal circulation?
When they first cry
When the baby is born what is the immediate next step?
ensure that the baby is warm - skin to skin contact etc
and fed
also a head to toe examination by the midwifery team
What is important to supplement in babies after brith
what does it prevent?
Vitamin K
prevent haemorrhage disease of the newborn and coagulopathy
Which baby is more at risk of coagulopathy breast fed or formula?
Breast fed
What does infection of the newborn depend upon
The maternal history
Are overlapping sutures common in neonate?
Yes
- because head needs to be squeezable because it needs to fit out of vaginal canal
Cephalhaematoma?
Caput succedaneum?
(limited by the end of the bone), longer to go away and can become calcified over time) - accumulation of blood under the scalp
( swelling that crosses suture lines)
What is an important test to conduct for a babies eyes
Red reflex - in order to see the back of the eye.
important to see if any cataracts because this can become detrimental causing blindness in that eye
What is a coloboma?
Colobomasaffecting the iris, which result in a “keyhole” appearance of the pupil, generally do not lead to vision loss.
Colobomas involving the retina result in vision loss in specific parts of the visual field.
Where does the philtre lie
between upper lip and nose
If a tooth is found at birth what happens?
Removed due to a chocking hazard
What usually causes facial palsy is the newborn?
The use of forceps to aid delivery
What is the normal Resp rate for neonates
40-60
