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What are Tarategens?
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things that interfere with the development of the baby in utero. examples:
-DES -Thalidomide -Illeagal drugs -smoking -alcohol -radiation -pollution -disease -stress level of mom |
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What are the effects of DES?
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malformed reproduction organs in the child
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What are the effects of Thalidiomide?
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limb malformations (Thalidimide was perscribed for morning sickness which is important because morning sickness occurs in the 1st trimester-when a lot of crucial development occurs.)
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What are the effects of smoking and alcohol?
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Smoking can cause a low brith weight in infants as well as cause the child to be more prone to illness throughout life.
-alcohol causes fetal alcohol syndrome |
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
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results: -distinct facial features such as a thin upper lip, flat nasal bridge, upturned nose,and folds over eyes. -mental retardation -interferance with central nervous system development
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What are the Stages of the childbrith Process?
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1.Labor
2.Delivery 3.Delivery of Placenta |
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What occurs during stage one, labor, of the Childbrith Process?
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-dialation
-effacement -at the beggining of labor contractions begin and or the "water" breaks -at the end of labor there is complete 10cm dialation and 100% effacement |
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What occurs during delivery or Stage 2?
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-the crowning stage
-the birth of the baby |
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What is the APGAR scale?
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The APGAR scale is a test for newborns. it tests on (A) appearance (P) pulse (G) Grimace/reflex and irritability (A) activity and muscle tone (R) respitory
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What score should you hope that your child gets on the APGAR?
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You should hope for a 10!
Each section of the APGAR is scored on a scale of 0-2. |
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What are some complications that have occured at birth?
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-anoxia (need air)
-small for gestational age -crebral pasly (sometimes related to anoxia) |
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What is the NICU?
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
-they take care of newborns |
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What are some Newborn Reflexes?
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-rooting
-sucking -grasping -walking -swimming -babinski -moro |
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What is the rooting reflex?
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This reflex begins when the corner of the baby's mouth is stroked or touched. The baby will turn his/her head and open his/her mouth to follow and "root" in the direction of the stroking. This helps the baby find the breast or bottle to begin feeding.
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What is the moro reflex?
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Moro reflex - The Moro reflex is often called a startle reflex because it usually occurs when a baby is startled by a loud sound or movement. In response to the sound, the baby throws back his/her head, extends out the arms and legs, cries, then pulls the arms and legs back in. A baby's own cry can startle him/her and begin this reflex. This reflex lasts about five to six months.
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What does a physician look at to determine the health of a baby?
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-the APGAR
-the NBAS |
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What is the NBAS?
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the NBAS is the Neonatal Behavioral Assesment Scale. It tests a newborn for: -28 behavioral items -autonomic -motor -physiological states of srousal -cry -social systems
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What are Newborn states?
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-alert inactivity
-walking activivty -crying -sleeping (40-50% REM) |
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What are the sleep disturbances in children and infants?
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-nightmares -night terrors -sleep walking -bed wetting
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At what stage of sleep do nightmares occur?
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REM
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In what stage do night terrors occur?
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Stage 4
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In what stage does sleep walking occur?
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Stage 4
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What is SIDS?
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
-related to: -parents smoking around child, sleeping on stomach, and ovcerheating |
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Define:Temperment
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your natural predispostion to behave a certain way
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What are soe asepcts of Temperment?
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-activity level -positive affect -persistence -inhibition -negative affect
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Tell me what you know about breast feeding.
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-breast feeding is superior to using formula. -HIV can be transferred with breast feeding. -milk is produced at a supply and demand basis.
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How should solid foods be offered to babies?
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one at a time. this is because the baby could be allergic.
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Tell me what you know about malnourishment.
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-1 out of 3 kids worldwide is malnourished. -in USA they are malnourished mostly from eating food that is not good for them (junk) -malnourished kids develop slower -malnourishment has a greater effect during infancy
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How many neurons are present in the brain at birth?
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100's of billions
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What happens to our brain when we experience new things?
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as we grow from nourishment and experience our neurons grow. therefore, w/o experience we would become mentally retarded
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What are the lobes of the brain?
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-frontal -occipital -porietal -temporal
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What is realted to the frontal lobe?
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emotions, judgements, motor skills, language
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What is related to the porietal lobe?
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sensory input
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What is related to the temporal lobe?
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hearing
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What is related to the occipital lobe?
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vision (occipital lobe develops quikly with experience and is least developed at birth but surpasses the frontal lobe.
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