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the term used for newborns
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neonate
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a standard measurement system that looks for a wide variety of indications of good health in newborns
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apgar scale
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a restriction of oxygen to the baby, lasting a few minutes during the birthing process, which can produce brain damage
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anoxia
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close physical and emotional contact between parent and child during the period immediately following birth, affects relationship strength
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bonding
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infants who are born prior to 38 weeks after conception
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preterm infants
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infants who weigh less than 5 1/2 pounds at birth
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low-birth weight infants
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infants who, because of delayed fetal growth, weigh 90% or less of the average weight of infants of the same gestational age
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small-for-gestational-age
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infants still unborn 2 weeks after due date
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postmature infants
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unlearned, organized involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli
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reflexes
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