Prenatal development and risks to Infants Flashcards
smoking during pregnancy would cause : 5
low birth weight preterm births breathing difficulties fetal death crib death
4 examples of problem pregnancies:
Ectopic pregnancy
Toxemia
Rh Incompatibility
Spontaneous abortion
APGAR scale:
Appearance Pulse Grimace (reflex response) Activity (muscle tone) Respiration
Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (28 bahavioral and 18 reflex items) assess more extensively the functioning of the “? system and “? responses of a new born after 24-36 hrs.
central nervous system
behavioral responses
Low birth weight is defined as:
5lbs 8oz
very low birth weight is:
3Lbs 5oz
What % of newborns are low and very low birth weight?
- 2% low
1. 5% very low
“Growth as a Continuous, Orderly Process”
Growth always follows a pattern from “?” to “?”
and progresses from being more “?” to being more “?”
simpler/basic to complex
general to specific
Development from the head to the tows:
Cephalocaudal development
Development from body trunk to extremities
Proximodistal development
8 months old:
what can they do “motor skills” (4)
sit
crawl
stand by pulling up
grab/pick objects
8 months old:
what can they do Play
bang two toys together
Imitate arm movements (splashing, shaking rattle)
8 months old:
what can they do Social 3
play pat-a-cake, peekaboo, wave byebye
8 months old:
what can they do Adaptive
eat finger food
8 months old:
what can they do Language
mama & dada
1 year old:
what can they do Play
drop/pick up
put things in/out containers
balls
1 year old:
what can they do Social
Like attention/having an audience
1 year old:
what can they do Language
a few words
understand simple commands
1 year old:
what can they do Adaptive
drink from cup
needs careful supervision
18 months old:
what can they do Motor
Walk, beginning to run