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apnea
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pause in respirations longer than 20 seconds with accompanying bradycardia
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apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)
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infant who is cyanotic and limp in bed but survives after mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
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newborn who falls within the 10th to 90th percentile of weight for age regardless of gestational age
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brown fat
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the special tissue present in newborns to maintain body temperature
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caudal regression syndrome
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hypoplasia of the lower extremities occurring primarily in infants of diabetic mothers
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developmental care
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care designed to meet the specific needs of each infant
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dysmature
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newborn who is before term or post-term or is underweight or overweight for gestational age
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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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mechanical means of oxygenating blood
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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condition associated with an infant born to a woman who uses alcohol during pregnancy; infant typically is small for gestational age, cognitively challenged, and has a characteristic craniofacial deformity including short palpebral fissures, thin upper lip, and upturned nose
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gestational age
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number of weeks fetus remained in utero
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hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
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newborn bleeding disorder resulting from a deficiency of vitamin K
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hydrops fetalis
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old term for the appearance of a severely involved infant with Rh incompatibility at birth
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hyperbilirubinemia
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increased serum bilirubin
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intrauterine growth restriction
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failure to grow at the expected rate in utero
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large for gestational age (LGA)
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an infant who falls above the 90th percentile in weight
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low-birth-weight infant
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an infant weighing less than 2500 g
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macrosomia
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birth weight above the 90th percentile on an intrauterine growth chart for that gestational age
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opthalmia neonatorum
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eye infection at brth or during the first month, most commonly caused by N gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis
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periodic respirations
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irregular breathing pattern typically seen in newborns
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periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
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abnormal formation of the white matter of the brain
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postterm syndrome
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infant who stays in utero past week 42 of pregnancy and demonstrates the characteristics of malnourishment
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preterm infants
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infant born before term
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retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
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an acquired ocular disease that leads to partial or total blindness in children, due to vasoconstriction of immature retinal blood vessels; commonly caused by use of too-high oxygen levels
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shoulder dystocia
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an infant's wide shoulders are unable to pass through the outlet of the pelvis
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small for gestational age (SGA)
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an infant who falls below the 10th percentile of weight for age
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