UNIT 3 Flashcards
Miscarriage
natural expulsion of embryo
stillborn
dead at 20 or more weeks of gestation
german measles illness
can cause deafness in baby
toxoplasmosis
parasites in pigs, sheeps can cause babies blinness
moulding
head elongation when coming out of mother’s birth canal
vernix
white-greasy substance by secretion of oil glands. Protects skin and not present in post-term children
lanugo
hair on the baby’s body. More common in premature
Witch’s milk
milky substance from nipples. Do not touch as it can cause an infection
Anoxia
lack of oxygen
hypoxia
small oxygen supply. In preterm as lungs are not completely developed.
Neonatal Jaundice
immaturity of liver, yellowish appearance
Kangaroo mother effect
method of taking care of babies less than 2kg
cephalocaudal principal
development from head to tail
proximodistal principle
development from in to out
neuronal differentitation
specifying neurons to their function in the nervous system
neuronal migration
from germinal zone to ultimate destination
integration
combining information form many soruces
Babinski reflex
twisting foot
moro reflex
throws arms and legs and then pulls them towards body
rooting
turns towards source and sucks
stepping
move feet like walking
tonic neck
turn head to the right
