Lecture 7: Developmental Issues for Infants and Toddlers Flashcards
Prenatal issues: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- related to heavy alcohol use in first trimester
- growth retardation - low birth weight
- CNS abnormality - primarily cognitive and behavioral issues
- craniofacial anomalie; short nose, thin upper lip,
Fetal alcohol effects (FES) or Alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND)
- milder CNS (cognitive and behavioral) involvement
- related to mild alcohol use throught pregnancy or heavy alcohol use late in pregnancy
FAS and FES can result in problems with
impulse control and decision making
Newborns exposed to drugs in utero will go through:
withdrawl
Cocaine use linked to
- prematurity
- LBW
- placental abruption - anoxia for fetus – CNS damange
- Neurobehavioral abnormalities - irritability, behavior issues
Ciggarettes linked to
LBW & prematurity
Prescription drugs linked to
thalidomide (cancer med) –> malformation of limb buds in embryonic stage
Prenatal issues - maternal infection/intrauterine infections
STORCH - require blood test for infection
S (STORCH)
Syphilis - Bacterial
-several internal organs affected (liver, spleen); hearing loss
T (STORCH)
Toxoplasmosis (parasite) - hearing vision & cognitive impairments
R (STORCH)
Rubella (virus)
vision and hearing loss/defecits, cognitive deficits, heart defects
STRORCH (C)
Cytomegalovirus (virus)
- 5-15% of fetuses exposed will present with some involvement, can include vision and hearing deficits, microcephaly, cognitive and motor impairments
- people with CMV may pass the virus in body fluids; saliva, urine, blood, tears, semen and breast milk
H (STORCH)
Herpes (virus)
-can involve CNS - cognitive deficit, seizures
handwashing lowers risk of maternal infection by
50-85%
prenatal issues - Zika virus
- related to aedes mosquito
- outbreaks in central and south america, 2016
- may cause microcephaly in new born
- damange to eye strucutre, visual cortex
prenatal issues - HIV
- transmitted to fetus through placenta or during birthing process (breast milk after birth)
- (in US) HIV+ women taaking medication - decreased risk of passing virus to fetus/baby
- virus impacts CNS - developmental delay
health professionals need to use universal precautions for blood borne pathogens until
known if an active infection is being carried
Prenatal issues - maternal diabetes
- babies born large for gestational age
- increased risk of brachial plexus injuries during birthing process because of size
- also see some long term, mild motor delays
Prenatal issues - malnutriton
- LBW and risk for infant mortality
- improved social efforts to increase prenatal medical care
- social support/services available to women who are pregnant for food and vitamins
folic acid supplementation
- decreased risk for spina bifida
- must be taking before pregnancy and in early months of pregnancy
mean age for maternal age
26.6
decreased age for maternal age
15-19
increased maternal age
over 40
increased maternal age increases risk for
genetic disorders (downs syndrome)
Teen pregnancy
- high risk pregnancy
- increased risk for LBW infant
- teen pregnancy dropped 7%; less sexually active & better use of birth control
APGAR score measured between
1 and 5 minutes