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Students will be able to describe a newborn.

Students will be able to describe a newborn. Learning Goal 9-30-13. Mind Mapping. Looks. Apgar. Newborns. reflexes. Senses. Care. Apgar Test p. 237. Medical checkup to detect any problems right after delivery Scores taken at 1 minute and again at 5 minutes 7+  4-6 :-/

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Students will be able to describe a newborn.

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  1. Students will be able to describe a newborn. Learning Goal 9-30-13

  2. Mind Mapping

  3. Looks Apgar Newborns reflexes Senses Care

  4. Apgar Test p. 237 • Medical checkup to detect any problems right after delivery • Scores taken at 1 minute and again at 5 minutes • 7+  • 4-6 :-/ • Less than 4 :-0

  5. How does a newborn look? Face Head BODY

  6. Flat nose • Lots/no hair • Blotchy/wrinkled skin • Misshapen head • Eyebrows, eyelashes barely visible • Receding chin • Oversized head • No neck • Sloping shoulders • Protruding abdomen • Bowed legs • Fast heart beat and respiration • 20-21” long • 7 – 7 ½ pounds

  7. Why do babies have reflexes?

  8. Reflexes • Automatic reactions to certain stimuli • Some related to survival instinct • Some related to functions the baby will use later • Some seem to exist for no reason at all

  9. Types of Reflexes • Placing • Stepping • Rooting • Palmer grasp • Moro (Startle) • Tonic neck • Swimming • Babinski • Page 266

  10. Senses • Vision • 8-10” • Black and white, geometric, lines • Hearing • Before birth • Doesn’t need silence to sleep • Touch • Swaddling • cuddling • Taste • Distinguish sweet, sour, bitter • Prefers?? • Smell • Mom • Breastfed – mom’s milk

  11. What makes these books great for baby?

  12. Caring for Newborns • Feeding • Dressing • Sleeping • Diapers • Bathing

  13. Feeding • 2 oz. every 3-4 hours • Warm • Burp after 2 oz • No juice or milk • No bottle at bedtime • Colostrum • Weight loss • Every 1-4 hours • Burp after 5 minutes Bonding

  14. Weaning • Replacing a bottle or breast-feeding with a cup • Usually by 12 months • Biters beware • Sub one feeding with cup then increase cup use slowly decreasing bottle/breast-feeding

  15. Failure the Thrive • Growth significantly below average • Skill development delayed also • Causes • Poor nutrition • Lack of emotional/social bond • Environmental hazards • Medical problems

  16. Dressing a Newborn • Be Gentle • Guide quickly • Minimize the need to move the baby’s body position, arms, legs • Keep the baby from being cold • Talk to baby while dressing

  17. Diapering • 6-10 diapers per day • Rash • Exposure to urine or feces • Changing • Be prepared • Never leave baby unattended

  18. Bathing baby • Sponge Bath • Circumcision care • Till umbilical cord falls off • 3 weeks

  19. Bathing Tips…p.292-293 • Never leave baby alone!! • Calm, warm environment • Tub baths – dip elbow to test temperature • Shampoo hair 1-2 times a week • Hooded towel?

  20. Sleeping Newborns?

  21. Sleeping • 16-20 hours per day • Wake at 2-4 hour intervals • Depends on baby • Most sleep through the night at 3 months

  22. Should Baby conform to your schedule?

  23. How can you soothe a crying baby? Page 282-283

  24. Crying • Normal – the only way babies can communicate • Newborns only cry when they need something…parents must respond • Teaches baby to trust • Cries • Hunger • Pain • Attention • Colic • Purple Period • Peak, Unexpectedly, Resists soothing, Pain-like face, Long-lasting, Evening • Parents remain calm!!

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