Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn

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Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn Comprehensive Study Guide - Maternal Newborn How much pressure is required to inflate alveoli for newborns FIRST BREATH?  40-80 cm of pressur... e!! Why might babies delivered cesarean and/or preterm have more difficulty establishing effective respirations?  Cesarean birth does not expel as much lung fluid Preterm babies lack pulmonary surfactant NOTE: fetal ducts and foramen ovale may also not close as usual!! Newborn Stomach Can Hold...  30-60 according to Baton... 60-90 according to the book... Meconium  Newborn's first stool! Should be passed within the first 24-48 hours Odorless, sticky, tar-like, blackish-green material formed from mucus, vernix, lanugo, hormones, and carbohydrates Transitional Stool  Thin, slimy, brownish green, passed 3rd-6th day May look like diarrhea to a new parent! How often should a newborn pass bowel movement by 2 weeks of age?  1-2 bowel movements a day Newborn Specific Gravity  1.008-1.010 Newborn Urine Output  Only about 15mLs and odorless 30-60 mL daily for the first few days. After about 1 week total volume increases to 300 mL FIRST voiding may be pink or dusky due to uric acid crystals, NOT BLOOD and harmless Newborn Immune System  Born with passive antibodies (IgG) that passed through the placenta from mom. Not able to produce their own antibodies until 2 MONTHS Rooting Reflex  If a newborn's cheek is brushed near the corner of the mouth they should respond by turning their head in that direction. Disappears during about the 6th week of life Sucking Reflex  When a newborn's lips are touched the baby makes a sucking motion Begins to diminish at about 6 months [Show More]

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