Week 6 Ch. 3, Sec. 1 & 2: Childbirth & the newborn
Birth Length of time depends on the size of the woman & the size of the fetus First birth: Primiporous mother After first birth: Multiporous mother
Before the Stages of Childbirth Braxton-Hicks Contractions (BHC) BHC help in 2 ways: 1) 2)
Stages 1)Labor (longest stage); 2) Delivery; (push baby to cervix & crowning) 3) Placenta & umbilical cord expelled from uterus;
Complications with birth Cesarean section
Fetal monitoring: Forceps Vacuum extraction
Breech presentation- fetus descends to the cervix… Transverse presentation- fetus descends to the cervix… Fetal distress- the abrupt loss of oxygen…
The Newborn The NB must take their 1 st breath 6 Fontanels
Full- term- Preterm- LBW- VLBW- ELBW-
Newborn “Neonate” = average Jaundice- Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) 3:33
Apgar
Reflex- a semiautomatic behavior, triggered by specific elicitors Some reflexes are apparent during the last trimester… Factors that influence the strength & clarity of a reflex response…
Think about… How do you define colic? What have you been “taught” about colic? Causes? Remedies? Cultural factors?
Colic Colicky babies cry after a feeding, show distress in their facial expressions… Colic usually decreases According to research colic may be caused/prevented by…
Colic includes the following aspects: Crying occurs… Crying is intense… Infant seems normal… Soothing & feeding …
Know Methods to Soothe an infant