Routine newborn care

Question 1

List three disease prevention measures routinely administered to all newborns.

Answer 1

1. Hepatitis B immunization
2. Within 1 hour of birth, infants should receive erythromycin ophthalmic ointment to both eyes to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum
3. bathing of skin and hair should be completed once thermal and cardiorespiratory stability have been achieved in order to reduce skin bacterial colonization
4. Vitamin K prophylaxis to avoid newborn hemorrhage

Question 2

List three early disease detection measures routinely administered to all newborns.

Answer 2

Screening for hearing, metabolic, endocrine, and hematologic disease should also be done prior to discharge.
pulse oximetry screening to detect critical congenital heart disease.
screening for hyperbilirubinemia

Question 3

True/False: Breast milk is associated with a decrease in the incidence of several common infections.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True/False: Circumcision should be routinely recommended based on medical advantages.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True/False: Normal stools from breast fed infants appear to be loose, yellow and seedy.

Answer 5

False