Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn
Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn
How much pressure is required to inflate alveoli for newborns FIRST BREATH?
40-80 cm of pressure!!
Why might babie
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Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn
Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn
How much pressure is required to inflate alveoli for newborns FIRST BREATH?
40-80 cm of pressure!!
Why might babies delivered cesarean and/or preterm have more difficulty establishing effective respirations?
Cesarean birth does not expel as much lung fluid
Preterm babies lack pulmonary surfactant
NOTE: fetal ducts and foramen ovale may also not close as usual!!
Newborn Stomach Can Hold...
30-60 according to Baton...
60-90 according to the book...
Meconium
Newborn's first stool!
Should be passed within the first 24-48 hours
Odorless, sticky, tar-like, blackish-green material formed from mucus, vernix, lanugo, hormones, and carbohydrates
Transitional Stool
Thin, slimy, brownish green, passed 3rd-6th day
May look like diarrhea to a new parent!
How often should a newborn pass bowel movement by 2 weeks of age?
1-2 bowel movements a day
Newborn Specific Gravity
1.008-1.010
Newborn Urine Output
Only about 15mLs and odorless
30-60 mL daily for the first few days. After about 1 week total volume increases to 300 mL
FIRST voiding may be pink or dusky due to uric acid crystals, NOT BLOOD and harmless
Newborn Immune System
Born with passive antibodies (IgG) that passed through the placenta from mom.
Not able to produce their own antibodies until 2 MONTHS
Rooting Reflex
If a newborn's cheek is brushed near the corner of the mouth they should respond by turning their head in that direction.
Disappears during about the 6th week of life
Sucking Reflex
When a newborn's lips are touched the baby makes a sucking motion
Begins to diminish at about 6 months
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