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It is important to recognize that preterm deliveries, even if late preterm, should never be done for the convenience of the mother or obstetrician. Research has shown that late preterm babies have significantly greater risk for negative outcomes, and all efforts should be made to have babies reach full term. See Let Baby Set the Delivery Date: Wait until 39 Weeks if You Can. Characteristics of Babies Born PrematureWhile the average full-term baby weighs about 7 pounds (3.17 kg) at birth, a premature newborn might weigh 5 pounds (2.26 kg) or even considerably less. But thanks to medical advances, children born after twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy, and weighing more than 2 pounds 3 ounces (1 kg), have almost a full chance of survival; eight out of ten of those born after the thirtieth week have minimal long-term health or developmental problems, while those preterm babies born before twenty-eight weeks have more complications, and require intensive treatment and support in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). How Your Premature Baby Looks
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Last Updated10/31/2019SourceAdapted from Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, 6th Edition (Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics) The information contained on this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. Which of the following are signs of cold stress in a newborn quizlet?Signs of cold stress include decreased skin temperature, increased respiratory rate with periods of apnea, bradycardia, mottling of skin, and lethargy.
What is cold stress in newborns quizlet?Cold stress is excessive heat loss that requires a newborn to use compensatory mechanisms (such as nonshivering thermogenesis and tachypnea) to maintain core body temperature. The consequences of cold stress can be quite severe.
What should the nurse be aware of with regard to the respiratory development of the newborn quizlet?With regard to the respiratory development of the newborn, nurses should be aware that: The first gasping breath is an exaggerated respiratory reaction within 1 minute of birth. Newborns must expel the fluid at uterine life from the respiratory system within a few minutes of birth.
Which infant behavior would the nurse recognize as indicating respiratory distress?In a normal infant respiration, the chest and abdomen synchronously rise and infant breaths are shallow and irregular. Breathing with nasal flaring is a sign of respiratory distress. Diaphragmatic breathing with chest retraction is also a sign of respiratory distress.
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