Newborn

I believe that genetic screening of newborns should be done on all newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers newborn-screening tests one of the greatest public health achievements to reducing morbidity and mortality of newborns (CDC, 2011) . Although mandatory screening tests can vary by state, all states screen for at least 26 genetic and endocrine disorders that “saves at least 3,400 additional newborns each year”(CDC, 2011). The March of Dimes (MOD) recommends…

Can a Newborn Sleep in a Crib? Most new parents have this question that whether their baby will start sleeping in a bassinet or a crib? Newborns spend maximum time in sleeping, and they need their sleeping quarters to be warm and cosy. It is truly a personal preference whether the new parents want their baby to sleep in a bassinet or a crib. Because the next question they face is when to stop using a bassinet? Can a New-born Sleep in a Crib? There are no set rules on where to sleep your newborn.…

I absolutely love completing newborn assessments; the newborns are to adorable. I love being one of the first people to assess a baby and possibly catch an abnormality. The challenge of calming down an upset baby is also enjoyable to me. During this semester, I assessed many newborn; I assessed a few babies that were only hours old, a brand-new baby, as well as, babies in the nicu. I saw a wide range of babies; for example, a nicu baby with achondroplasia to a completely healthy, smiling 2-hour…

Why am I having this test? An apt test is performed on newborn babies who have blood in their stomach or intestines (gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract). The test determines if the blood belongs to the mother (maternal blood) or the baby (fetal blood). It can help determine if your baby has a GI tract disease or if he or she swallowed blood during birth or breastfeeding. What is being tested? An apt test checks blood in a newborn's stool (feces), amniotic fluid, or vomit for markers that show…

Newborns need sixteen to eighteen hours of sleep thought out each day. Sleep greatly impacts their cognitive development, because while babies are sleeping, their brains continue to process things around them (Fifer et al., 2010). Newborns have two stages of sleep. The first stage is known as NREM (non-rapid eye-movement). This stage typically means a light sleep. Heart rates and body temperatures decrease as well. In contrast, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is the final stage of the sleep…

COUNTER-ARGUMENT Just because a newborn does not currently value or desire life currently, it does not mean that life will not be valuable to the newborn in the future. The newborn infant, after a few years, will soon begin valuing his life too. He too will be capable of retaining memories in the future. Also, to claim that a human person can first be self-aware, become unaware, and then again return to a state of self-awareness assumes that there is some underlying personal quality to this…

Neurological Assessment of a Newborn A newborn neurological assessment is performed during a complete physical exam. The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, 12 cranial nerves that come from the brain and other various nerves that arise from the spinal column (University of Rochester Medical Center [URMC], 2014). A thorough neurological examination is important to detect underlying problems that can cause delay or deficit in the normal development and functioning of an infant…

believed that neonates were not sensitive to pain due to immature immune systems. Lopez et al. (2014) suggested that it was also believed that the infants would forget the pain as fast as it occurred. Thakur, Sarin and Kumar (2015) report that newborns do in fact feel pain and that the crying from pain is different than reflexive crying. Pain has been found to change autonomic functions such as heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation (Aguilar et al., 2014).…

in the case of attachment between an infant and caregiver, is necessary in the beginning for survival purposes. Attachment does not need to be mutual between two individuals and in fact can be one-sided. Why is it important? Attachment begins in newborn children so they can have all their needs met for survival. Babies are dependent on their parents for food, temperature control, staying clean and dry, discomfort and for soothing. As children grow, attachment helps them to thrive and feel safe…

I have just learned that my adopted newborn baby mother was a heroin addict and must decide what to do with the information. My lot in life is that I was presented with a difficult task of raising a child that had a mother doing drugs, and due to this, I may not know what can happen to my baby within its first few minutes, days, or even months of its life. As such, this is a situation in life that may not necessarily have positive outcomes. Research shows that symptoms of heroin use in the…