postnatal checks of a newborn

Question 1

what is involved in the apgar score?

Answer 1

heartbeat, breathing, muscle tone, reflex responses, colour

Question 2

salmon patches?

Answer 2

flat red or pink patches on eye lids neck or forehead at birth

Question 3

mongolian spots

Answer 3

blue patches or darker pigment appearing over the bottom and in darker skin

Question 4

strawberry marks?

Answer 4

raised marks usually red dissapear usually by the age of seven

Question 5

vernix

Answer 5

white waxy substance covering you while your in the womb natural moisturisers

Question 6

lanugo

Answer 6

around 22 weeks of pregnancy a baby begins to grow soft fine hair shed during 7-8 weeks of pregnancy

Question 7

physical checks

Answer 7

weight, length, head circumference, fontanelle, eyes, mouth, feet, fingers, hips

Question 8

sucking reflex?

Answer 8

gently touch the roof of a baby’s mouth and they will make sucking motions, this motion allows them too feed

Question 9

rooting reflex?

Answer 9

when a baby’s lips of cheek is touched they move there head looking for their mothers breast to feed on

Question 10

standing and waking reflex?

Answer 10

when held upright with feet on a firm surface newborns make stepping movements with there legs

Question 11

startle reflex

Answer 11

if a baby wakes suddenly hears a loud noice they will make a fist with their hands and move stuff arms away from their body