Lifespan Development Exam 2

Front 1

SIDS

Back 1

A condition that occurs when an infant stops breathing, usuallly during the night, and suddenly dies without an apparent cause

Front 2

American Academy of Pediatrics ssay to put infants on their _____ to sleep

Back 2

backs

Front 3

_____ is the highes cause of death in infants in the U.S. at the age of 4-6 wks

Back 3

SIDS

Front 4

Causes S SIDS

Back 4

-low-birth weight
-infant who have siblings wh have died from SIDS
-Ifants with sleep apnea
-soft bedding
-exposed to cigertette smoke
-common in low Scioeconomic groups
-common in aftican americans and Eskimos

Front 5

Cepholocaudal

Back 5

is the first sequence in which the greates growth always occurs at the top head with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differrentiation gradually working from top to bottom.

Front 6

Proximodistal patterns

Back 6

the sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremities

Front 7

Average north american baby is ____ in. long and ____lbs

Back 7

20;
7 1/2

Front 8

95% of full term newborns are ____ in. long and ____lbs

Back 8

18-2;
5 1/2 -10

Front 9

baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st few days

Back 9

1st few days- most babbies lose 5-7% of their body weight in their first few days because they are adjusting to feeding, sucking, swallowing

Front 10

baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st month

Back 10

gain 5-6 ounces per week
grows 1 inch per month

Front 11

baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 4 months

Back 11

doubles weight

Front 12

baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st year

Back 12

triples weight
grows 1 inch per month

Front 13

baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 2nd year

Back 13

weight:26 to 32 lbs
height: 1/2 of their adult height

Front 14

Advantages breast feeding

Back 14

*better for baby
*approprate weight gain
*fewer allergies
*prevention of: diarrha, repiratory infections, bacterial and UTI's, ear infections
*Bones are denser
*Reduce childhood cacer and prevents breast cancer in mothers and female offspring
*lower chance of SIDS
*neurological and cognitive development
*Visual Acuity

Front 15

Frontal Lobe

Back 15

involved in voluntary movement and thinking