Newborn

pain evaluations (especially in newborns) very difficult for physicians and parents alike. Even though a baby may cry, writhe, or grimace when in pain (physical signs a doctor examining a baby may notice), these signals may be misleading, as babies exhibit similar behaviors for painless concerns, such as for hunger or simply the need for nestling. Study coauthor Rebeccah Slater of the University of Oxford and her colleagues attempted to accurately determine when a newborn baby is in distress by…

of either the mother and or baby may be compromised by omission or denial. Due to diverse personal, cultural, and religious beliefs, confidentiality must also exist in order for the mother to have autonomy about the care she wishes for her and the newborn without outside influences or coercion. Abuse is a problem that may be unintentionally exacerbated with the knowledge of certain privileged information, thus confidentially plays a crucial role for these patients. Although confidentiality is…

There are hundreds of diseases in the world that many people do not know about. Cretinism is a disease that many people have not heard of, including myself, before I started to research it. Granted the disease is not very common and mainly occurs in newborns, it is important that everyone knows what it is and how it occurs. Cretinism is a disease of the thyroid gland also more commonly known as congenital hypothyroidism. The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the anterior part of the…

H “Next to the establishment of the respiration, thermoregulation is most critical to the newborn’s survival rate” (2015, p. 244). Newborns are predisposed to develop hypothermia because of a large body surface area (BSA), blood vessels are close to the skin, and thin layer of subcutaneous fatty tissues. Heat loss in newborns can occur after birth through evaporation, radiation, conduction and convection. Hypothermia can be prevented by doing something as simple as putting the…

Hospital policy requires meconium testing for all newborns who are suspected of being substance exposed in utero. Substance exposure in utero is of serious concern and is associated with significant perinatal complications for mother and child. In the past, maternal interviews were the primary source of substance use during pregnancy. Maternal interviews can provide health care professionals with critical information although they can be misleading. Not all substance using mothers will willingly…

children previous of her newborn. Her first child had a blood type of O positive and a negative direct anti-globulin test. Her second child had a blood type of O positive as well but, had a positive direct anti-globulin test. After an Elution was done, removing any antibodies attached to the baby’s red blood cells, the second child resulted positive for anti-E and anti-c. He also developed hyperbilirubinemia after birth and responded well to phototherapy. The mother and the newborn…

beliefs. Whatever the situation, parents need to know that skin to skin contact with their newborn is a progression of acquaintanceship and can be a slow process for some parents; but that it is still essential nonetheless in whatever quantity it is performed. It is especially beneficial in preparation for when the newborn and parents are discharged as it offers a quiet, private environment where the newborn can become accustomed to at home as well (Davidson et. al, pp. 785). Parents should also…

Due to the harsh challenges that Arabian women face in attempt of providing the proper nutrition that newborns require in order to thrive, many women are placed under high stress, considered unqualified, and placing their children’s health in addition to theirs at a high risk of morbidity, while in reality they are victims of lacking the proper knowledge to find alternative to feed their infants. The Arabian culture places many challenges and restrictions that contribute to make breastfeeding…

Intersex is the condition where a newborn sex organ look unusual, making it impossible to identify the gender of the baby from its outward (Intersex State). In accordance to the textbook Crooks and Bauer state that biological process and social learning theory are the two answers as an explanation of gender identity. Though in many cases newborns had to be treated for surgical reconstruction of the ambiguous genitalia because it was a much easier process than reconstructing a penis. Through the…

Neonatal nursing is a nurse that works with the newborn infants who are born with numerous of problems such as prematurity, birth defects, infection, etc. Neonatal nursing are surrounded with infants who have problems right after their birth, but they also care for the infants who experience long-term health issues regarding to their prematurity or other illness right after birth. Some of these nurses take care of the infants who are up to 2 years of age, or some care for the ones from the time…