The Newborn

Question 1

Reflexes.

Answer 1

Unlearned responses that are triggered by a specific form of stimulation.

Question 2

Major reflexes in newborns.

Answer 2

-rooting
-stepping
-palmar
-sucking
-moro
-babinski
-blink

Question 3

Rooting.

Answer 3

baby’s cheek is stroked, it turns its head towards the stroking and opens its mouth.

Question 4

Stepping

Answer 4

baby held upright is then moved forward and begins to step rhythmically

Question 5

Palmar

Answer 5

baby grasps an object placed in its palm

Question 6

Sucking

Answer 6

baby sucks when an object is placed in its mouth

Question 7

Moro

Answer 7

baby throws its arms out and inward in response to a loud noise or head fall

Question 8

Babinski

Answer 8

babys toes fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked

Question 9

Blink

Answer 9

baby closes its eyes in response to bright light or loud noise

Question 10

Reflexes are useful for?

Answer 10

Determining whether baby’s nervous system is working properly

Question 11

2 vital signs in Apgar score?

Answer 11

Breathing & Heartbeat

Question 12

Newborn states:

Answer 12

-alert inactivity
-waking activity
-crying
-sleeping

Question 13

Basic cry:

Answer 13

-starts softly
-gradually becomes more intense
-occurs when baby is hungry/tired

Question 14

Mad cry:

Answer 14

-more intense version of basic cry

Question 15

Pain cry:

Answer 15

-begins with a sudden, long burst of crying
-followed by a long pause and gasping

Question 16

Alert inactivity:

Answer 16

state in which a baby is calm with eyes open and attentive

Question 17

Waking activity:

Answer 17

state in which baby’s eyes are open but seem unfocused while the arms/legs move in bursts of uncoordinated motion

Question 18

Crying:

Answer 18

state in which aby cries vigourously, usually accompanied by agitated but uncoordinated movement.

Question 19

Sleeping:

Answer 19

state in which a baby alternates between being still and breathing regularly to moving gently and breathing irregularly, eyes closed throughout

Question 20

Co-sleeping:

Answer 20

baby sleeps with parent.

Question 21

Benefits of co-sleeping:

Answer 21

-low SIDS rate
-avoids length/elaborate bedtime rituals

Question 22

REM sleep:

Answer 22

Rapid-eye-movement/irregular sleep:
-infants eyes dart rapidly beneath the eyelids while the body is quite active.

Question 23

Non-REM sleep:

Answer 23

sleep in which heart rate, breathing and brain activity are steady.

Question 24

Sleep routines are established by?

Answer 24

toddler to preschool years

Question 25

Bedtime routine tips:

Answer 25

-start/end at the same time each night
-15-45 mins long
-follow consistently

Question 26

SIDS:

Answer 26

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome:
-a healthy baby des suddenly for no apparent reason.

Question 27

Risk factors:

Answer 27

-coloured population
-smoking and drinking in mum
-low birth weight
-poorly sustained breast-feeding
-poorly developed reflexes
-prem birth

Question 28

Most vulnerble period:

Answer 28

2-4 months, in winter

Question 29

Temperament:

Answer 29

consistent style or pattern of behaviour

Question 30

Rothbart dimensions of temperament:

Answer 30

-surgency/extroversian
-negative affect
-effortful control

Question 31

Contributions to temperament:

Answer 31

-environment
-genetics

Question 32

Positive emotionality:

Answer 32

infants who laugh often, seem generally happy and express pleasure often