Review

Question 1

What inhibits a baby’s ability to roll segmentally? Explain why…

Answer 1

If the baby is constrained in the sitting position, because it does not allow the pelvis to move which inhibits the development of dissociation

Question 2

What does APGAR stand for?

Answer 2

Activity
Pulse
Grimace
Appearance
Respiration

Question 3

Describe what things are observed during the APGAR

Answer 3

• muscle tone (activity)
• heart rate (pulse)
• reflex irritability (grimace)
• color (appearance)
• respiration rate

Question 4

How is the APGAR scored?

Answer 4

Given a score from 0-2 one, 5, and 10 minutes after birth. The higher the score the better.

Question 5

An APGAR score of _ or above is considered “good”

Answer 5

7

Question 6

What are 2 reasons why pre-term babies exhibit a hyperextended neck and trunk?

Answer 6

• Physiological flexion has not developed

- Baby is put in extension for intubation purposes

Question 7

Describe the positioning of the shoulders in a pre-term infant

Answer 7

abducted
elevated
extended
retracted

Question 8

The Test of Infant Motor Performance is a test for babies of what age?

Answer 8

32 weeks post-conceptual age to 3.5 months post-term

Question 9

What intervention strategy works best to facilitate shoulder protraction and adduction in premature infants?

Answer 9

Side-lying while doing visual tracking

Question 10

The typical premature infant responds to what colors first at a distance of _ inches away

Answer 10

black, red, and white

9 inches

Question 11

Which 2 positions are best for development?

Answer 11

side-lying and prone

Question 12

What activities should be avoided and why?

Answer 12

activities that may increase extensor tone, such as infant jumpers or standers