Newborn Baby Flashcards
How large is a newborns head
33-35.5 cm
What is lanugo?
Foetal hair
What is a baby’s rectal temp
36.7-37.2 c
What are babies covered with in utero?
Vernix caseosa
Aka- vernix
What are the soft spots of a baby’s head called?
Fontanels
When do the skull bones fuse together?
Back of head- bet. 2 and 12 weeks
Top of head- bet. 6 and 18 mo.
What is a cephalohematoma?
What blood accumulates beneath the cover of one of the skull bones
What can you do to encourage eye opening?
Take advantage of doll reflex by sitting baby up
What is a subconjunctival hemorrhage?
A burst blood vessel in white of eye.
When does eye color stop changing?
After one year old.
When does infant start breathing from nose and mouth?
Two months
What are small whitish spot on the roof of mouth or gums called?
Epsteins Pearls
What are the signs of an umbilical cord infection?
Area might become red, foul discharge or odor
When does umbilical cord fall off?
7-10 days
What can you use on umbilical cord to quicken falling off?
Arnica powder, ginseng powder
What is diastasis recti?
Separation between abdominal wall muscles
What can be used to treat diastasis recti?
Pelvic floor phys. Ther.
Mama strut wrap (insurance might cover)
What ate the tiny white spots on newborns nose, chin and forehead called?
Milia
What are storks bites or angels kisses?
Small pink or red patches often found on eyelid, bet. Eyes, upper lip, and back of neck
What are Mongolian spots?
Purple or blue color spots on babys lower back and butt. (Are not bruises)
What is erythema toxicum? (E-tox)
A red rash common in chest and back
What us a strawberry hemangioma?
A collection if blood vessels under the skin. 90% completely disappear by age 9.
What is the name of the name of the pink, red, or purple stain found on skin?
Port wine stain
What are cafe au lait spots?
Light brown spots
No need for concern unless there are six or more or are large
What is the root reflex?
Baby head or hand follows stroking when corner of mouth is touched
What is the startle reflex called?
The moro reflex
Last 5 to 6 months
What is the tonic neck reflex?
When babys head turns and the same arm stretches out, opposite arm bends.
Aka-fencing position
(Last 6-7 months)
What is the babinskini reflex?
Foot stroked and toes fan out
Lasts up to two years
What is called walking or dance reflex?
Step reflex
Withdrawal reflex
Protects baby from pain.
When given shot baby will flex foot and leg, other legs will thrust out at same time
70% of hearing issues can be fixed if found before how long?
One month
How close do newborn babies focus?
8-12 in
About the distance between baby face and mothers face w baby in arms
How long does it take for babys vision to get 20/20?
Two to three years
When is hearing fully developed?
At birth
What are the five s’s?
Swaddle, swing, shush, suck, side
Types of diaper rash
Allergic reaction, contact dermatitis, intertrigo, seborrheic dermatitis, yeast thrush rash, impetigo
What is contact dermatitis?
When baby skin reacts to rubbing caused by diaper, or chemicals produced when diaper is wet
“Regular diaper rash”
Treat w cream containing zinc oxide
Intertrigo
Found in folds of skin can appear anywhere. Urine irritates and i painful for baby
