Developmental Psychology - Prenatal Part 6
This deck covers key concepts related to prenatal development and early infancy, including conditions affecting newborns and postpartum adjustments.
skin and eyeballs look yellow caused by immaturity of the liver
o Neonatal Jaundice
Key Terms
skin and eyeballs look yellow caused by immaturity of the liver
o Neonatal Jaundice
weigh less than 5 pounds and 8 ounces at birth
o Low Birth Weight Infants
less than 3 pounds 4 ounces
Very Low birth Weight
less than 2 pounds
Extremely Low Birth
born three weeks or more before pregnancy reach full term (before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation)
o Pre-term Infants
those whose birth weight is below normal when the length of pregnancy is considered
o Small for Date Infants (Small for Gestational Age Infants)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
skin and eyeballs look yellow caused by immaturity of the liver | o Neonatal Jaundice |
weigh less than 5 pounds and 8 ounces at birth | o Low Birth Weight Infants |
less than 3 pounds 4 ounces | Very Low birth Weight |
less than 2 pounds | Extremely Low Birth |
born three weeks or more before pregnancy reach full term (before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation) | o Pre-term Infants |
those whose birth weight is below normal when the length of pregnancy is considered | o Small for Date Infants (Small for Gestational Age Infants) |
– might help in reducing preterm birth | o Progestin |
born less than 28 weeks gestation | o Extremely Preterm |
less than 33 weeks | o Very Preterm |
involves skin-to-skin contact in which the baby, wearing only diaper, is held upright against the parent’s bare chest to help stabilize the preterm’s heartbeat, temp, and breathing | o Kangaroo Care |
o One condition commonly faced by preterm babies is _ wherein there is a lack of surfactant (lung-coating substance) that keeps air sacs from collapsing | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
tend to be long and this because they have kept growing in the womb but have had an insufficient blood supply toward the end of gestation | o Postmature Babies |
crib death; sudden death of an infant under age 1 which cause of death remains unexplained | o Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
o Period after childbirth | Postpartum Period |
o Loss of sleep that the primary caregiver experiences during this period | Physical Adjustment |
– 2-3 days after birth they feel depressed, anxious, and upset | o Postpartum Blues |
– involves a major depressive episode that typically occurs about four weeks after delivery or at least a two-week period of having trouble coping with their daily task | o Postpartum Depression |
o Formation of connection, especially a physical bond between parents and the newborn in the period shortly after birth | Bonding |