The Normal Newborn #'s

Question 1

ductus venosis

Answer 1

closure: 4 wks

alows blood from the umbilical vein to bypass the liver and enter the right atrium…

Question 2

foramen ovale

Answer 2

closure: 30 months

Allows blood flow from right atrium to left atrium

Opening that allows blood to go from the right to left atrium and bypass lungs

Question 3

ductus arteriosis

Answer 3

closure: 2 months

Allows blood flow from pulmonary artery to aorta

Question 4

normal HR

Answer 4

up to 180 following delivery

Question 5

full term newborn HR

Answer 5

110-160

Question 6

newborn HR during deep sleep

Answer 6

80-100

Question 7

normal fetal pulse ox

Answer 7

50%

Question 8

normal newborn temp

Answer 8

36.4 - 37.2

Question 9

when should the first BM take place

Answer 9

8 - 24 hours after delivery

up to 48

Question 10

normal BM frequency

Answer 10

variable
1 every 2-3 days up to 10 a day

Question 11

meconium stool

Answer 11

1-2 days

Formed in utero
Amniotic fluid, intestinal secretions, mucosal cells
Tarry thick dark green

Question 12

transitional stool

Answer 12

1-2 days
greenish/seedy

Question 13

breastfed and formula stool

Answer 13

more formed
formula is most formed

Question 14

when should newborns void

Answer 14

usually within 24 hours

Question 15

able to fully concentrate urine by

Answer 15

3 months

Question 16

anterior fontanel

Answer 16

closure: 18 months
diamond shaped

Question 17

posterior fontanel

Answer 17

closure: 8-12 weeks following delivery
triangle shaped

Question 18

when does the umbilical cord fall off

Answer 18

1 week - 10 days