Physical: Newborn-Early Childhood

Question 1

Postpartum Depression

Answer 1

unusual sadness occurring in the period following childbirth. Approximately one out of eight women experience postpartum depression and symptoms can include feelings of sadness, sleeplessness, and difficulty bonding with the newborn.

This contrasts the more common, temporary state of sadness in the mother called “baby blues”

Question 2

Postpartum Psychosis

Answer 2

serious mental illness that can affect a new mother following childbirth; mother may lose touch with reality. Psychotic features occur in approximately one in 500 to 1,000 deliveries.

Question 3

Postpartum Anxiety

Answer 3

elevated sense of worry about the infant following childbirth. The new mother is “hard-wired” to respond to and fend for her baby, which can lead to toxic levels of stress and anxiety. Ex. heightened alertness, intrusive and horrifying thoughts of something terrible happening to the infant, and physiological arousal.

Question 4

APGAR Assessment

Answer 4

conducted between 1-5 minutes after birth. This is a very quick way to assess the newborn’s overall condition.
Five measures are assessed: Activity, Pulse , Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration. An APGAR score of 5 or less is cause for concern.

Question 5

Fine motor skills

Answer 5

those using the muscles in fingers, toes, and eyes, enabling coordination of small actions

Question 6

Gross motor skills

Answer 6

those using large muscle groups that control the head, torso, arms, and legs and involve larger movements

Question 7

Binocular vision

Answer 7

vision using two eyes with overlapping fields of view, allowing good perception of depth. Evident around the third month and continues to develop during the first six months.

Question 8

Habituation Procedures

Answer 8

tests measuring decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations. Used to evaluate infants to study the development of perceptual and memory skills.

Question 9

Colostrum

Answer 9

the first stage of breast milk; it develops during pregnancy and lasts for several days after birth. It is very rich in nutrients and antibodies.

Question 10

Infantile Marasmus

Answer 10

refers to starvation due to a lack of calories and protein. Children who do not receive adequate nutrition lose fat and muscle until their bodies can no longer function.

Question 11

kwashiorkor

Answer 11

malnutrition in children having diets deficient in protein, often occurring after another child has been born and taken over breastfeeding.

Question 12

Sensory development

Answer 12

emphasizes the processes used to take in information from the environment, and these sensory processes can be affected by the infant’s developing motor abilities.