Newborn to First Year Flashcards
The average term newborn weighs approximately
3.4kg
Average birth length
50cm
Average head circumference
35cm
Neonates are nearsighted with focal length of
8-12in
T/F Hearing is well-developed in neonates and preferentially turn toward female voice
T
First office visit of neonates should occur when
During first 2 weeks after discharge
Subset of neonates who should be seen 1-3 days after discharge
1) Discharged early 2) At risk for jaundice
Developmental milestones during infancy: Head hold
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Roll over
5-6.5 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Pull to stand
9 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Walk independently
12 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Unfisted hands
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Midline hand play
5 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Transfer object from 1 hand to another
5.5 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Thumb-finger grasp
8 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Voluntary release; Throwing or casting objects
12 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Cooing
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Babbling
6 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Mama/Papa non-specific
9 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Single words with meaning
12 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Alert to human voice
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Localize sound
6 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Understands “no”
7 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Follow 1-step command with gesture
7 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Holds head steady while sitting
2 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Pulls to sit with no head lag
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Brings hands together midline
3 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Asymmetric tonic neck reflex gone
4 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Sits without support
6 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Runs
16 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Grasps bottle
3.5 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Reaches for objects
4 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Palmar grasp gone
4 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Turns page of book
12 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Scribbles
13 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Builds tower of 2 cubes
15 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Builds tower of 6 cubes
22 months
Smiles in response to voice/face
1.5 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Follow 1-step command without gesture
10 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Points to objects
10 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Speaks 4-6 words
15 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Speaks 10-15 words
18 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Speaks 2-word sentences
19 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Stares momentarily at spot where object disappeared
2 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Stares at own hand
4 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Bangs 2 cubes
8 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Uncovers toy
8 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Egocentric symbolic play
12 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Uses stick to reach toy
17 months
Developmental milestones during infancy: Pretend play with doll
17 months
Physiologic weight loss in newborns
Decrease by 10% of birthweight in the 1st week of life
Physiologic weight loss in newborns results from
Excretion of excess extravascular fluid and limited nutritional intake
Infants regain or exceed birthweight by
2 weeks of life
Infants gain approx ___/day during the 1st month
30g
Crying peaks at
6 weeks of age, up to 3hrs/day then decrease to 1 hr or less by 3 months
By ___ birthweight is doubled
4 months
At 2-6 months, sleep requirement is approx
14-16hr/24hr
By ___, sleep EEG shows mature pattern
4-6 months
At ___ infants are described as hatching socially, becoming interested in a wider world
4 months
First stage of personality development
4-6 months
Infants develop will and intentions
6-12 months
By 1st year, birthweight is ___, length is ___, and HC has increased by ___
Tripled, increased by 50%, 10cm from birth
Developmental milestones during infancy: Neat pincer grasp
12 months
Tooth eruption starts with what teeth
Mandibular central incisors
Developmental milestones during infancy: Object permanence
9 months
Development of object permanence corresponds with qualitative changes in social and communicative development, ie ___
Stranger anxiety