Infant Development

Question 0

Growth

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Refers to and increase in size and weight

Question 1

Infant development

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At no other time in life are growth and development as dramatic as during infancy

Question 2

Development

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Is the increase in physical, emotional, social, moral, and intellectual skills

Question 3

What happens in the first few days after birth

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Small amount of weight loss is normal as a newborn loses fluid naturally and doesn’t have much of an appetite

Question 4

Most newborns…

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Double their weight in the first six months and,

Triple their weight & grow 50% taller during their first year

Question 5

During the first year the

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Organs continue to develop
Bones being to harden
And fontanels -soft skull parts

Question 6

At the end of the first year a baby’s brain has reached

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75% of it’s adult mass

Question 7

Bc a baby’s head is wobbly

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You need to support the head and neck with your hands when picking up a baby bc serious injury is possible

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By about 3 months most infants can

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Hold their head up for short periods of time

This is when you can start to put the baby on side when sleeping

Question 9

Newborns can only focus clearly on objects

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13-33 cm away

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By 3-4 moths a baby’s vision

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Expands beyond it’s initial range

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Depth perception 3D starts to develop around

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The second month and is fully developed by the seventh