Immediate Treatment and Outcomes

Question 1

Pressing fear to small babies:

Answer 1

1. Will die in infancy (immune system not fully developed)
2. Vulnerable to infection (linked to slowed growth and developmental delays)
3. Nervous system at stake, resulting in difficulties functioning for survival, such as sucking (needed to be fed intravenously through the veins).
4. Not having enough fat to insulate them and generate heat

Question 2

Kangaroo care

Answer 2

Skin-to-skin contact, entails positioning a newborn face down between the mother’s breasts for about an hour following delivery.