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Definitions: Fetus
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The developing human, in utero, after completion of the eighth gestational week. Before that time it is called an embryo.
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Definitions: Newborn, neonate
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A newborn infant up to 1 month of age. The first 28 days of life.
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Definitions: Infant
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A child in the first year of life.
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Birth to 28 days: Historical perspectives
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*Home birth attended by midwife
*Hospital birth with Health Care Provider *Family-centered care *Shorter hospital stays |
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National Health Goals 2010
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*Reduce fetal and infant deaths
*Increase the percentage of healthy full-term infants put down to sleep on their backs--lower rate of SIDS *Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies |
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Standards of Care
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*Reduce C/Birth rate
*Increase breastfeeding *Healthy newborn --reduce preterm births *Folic acid supplementation *Prenatal care |
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Physiological Considerations
Transition to Extrauterine Life |
*Initiation of respiration
--Stimulation *Mechanical: negative intrathoracic pressure; SVD vs. C/birth *Sensory: thermal, touch, light, sound *Chemical: Transient asphyxia (have to make sure airways are clear) MOUTH BEFORE NOSE |
