Infancy

Unmeet Need Here at Sacred Heart Hospital there is a dire need for education for the parents of premature and at risk newborns. Premature and at risk newborns must be handled very delicately because they are particularly fragile at this point of their lives. In order for a parent or family member to interact with the newborn they must be taught how because of their fragile state. The nurses are busy making sure the baby receives all the care it need in order to survive, therefore they do not…

Zika Virus is a disease that is being transmitted by mosquitos. The disease was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in anthropoids.Then, it was first identified in humans in 1952. Outbreak of the Zika Virus has been recorded in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. It was recorded in America in 2015. There were two cases that the Zika Virus was passed through sexual intercourse, and one case where Zika was found in semen of a human. There are multiple ways of prevention, treatment, and…

Controversies: Co-Sleeping with Your Baby Parenting has never been an easy task. The fear of SIDS, the stigma wrought on those who breastfeed in public, or those who decide to bottle-feed, and the question of whether to co-sleep, also called bed-sharing, or not, are just a few of the things parents in this day and age worry about constantly. Some parents believe that it is in the family bed where attachment begins and thus the necessary strengthening of bonds that will take a child through…

How to tie a baby wrap Parents love the convenience of the baby sling. Wearing a sling frees up your hands to do various tasks in and out of the home. Babywearing also makes your baby happier and promotes proper leg and hip positioning. But how do you use a baby sling? For some, using a baby sling is very confusing especially for those who are new to baby wearing. Carrying a baby is a natural way to care for your little one. When using a baby wrap, always see to it that the sling is wrapped…

What is SIDS? The center for disease control states, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden death of an infant less than one year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation is conducted that includes a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the third leading cause of infant mortality in the United States and the leading cause of death among infants aged one through twelve…

When Joshua was born he was a healthy baby. I learned to decipher his cries as described in our text from fussy to angry, and pain (Arnett, 2016). When Joshua was one year old he was crawling, beginning to walk, and work on his balance. He did struggle with fine motor skills of putting the correct shape of an object into to same shape hole. As Joshua reached toddlerhood I began to leave Joshua with a sitter. Through the course I have learned this is secure attachment style and slow-to-warm-up…

The Most Comfortable Baby Carrier Baby wearing is something many people enjoy the idea of, especially new parents. However, there are some baby carriers that make people very uncomfortable when carrying their little one throughout the busy day. For parents who have never attempted to wear a carrier, they hear the bad stuff about them and may not choose to explore their options. This is bad news because if you know where to look and what features make them most comfortable, it is possible to…

APGAR is a quick test perform on a baby 1 and 5 minutes after birth. The 1-minute score determines how well the baby tolerated the birth process, and the 5-minutes score tells the doctor how well the baby is doing outside the mother’s womb. The APGAR is to determine whether a newborn needs breathing or is having heart trouble, to make sure that the baby is healthy, the score has to be of 7, 8, 9, these means that the baby is in good health. Any score lower than 7is a sign that the baby need…

As someone who has never cared for an infant before, being placed with those group age was an unfamiliar thing to me. Primitively, I had no idea how to interact with infants because I couldn’t decipher them, and they couldn't decipher me (communication barrier). There is the difference in learning things in the classroom and actually being in it (physically involved), for that reason, In the beginning, I had difficulties in fitting in and the children had their own difficulties in excepting an…

Landry DEP 1004 – 478 26 September 2017 Writing Assignment #2 – Infancy Exploration Infancy is described as the time period in life from birth through two years of age. This time period is characterized by fast growth including the development of the infant brain. Other topics and challenges that arise during this stage include nutrition, breastfeeding, and various theories regarding attachment and cognitive development. Infancy may be just a brief moment in our lives but the implications…