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The Newborn
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Appearance of the Newborn
• Head is large for body– May be misshapen due
to birth• Fontanels: soft spots on
the baby’s head where the bones of the skull have not yet fused. These will join together within 18 months.
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• Babies need to be kept warm – Blankets & caps are used
• Some babies have lanugo - Fine downy hair This will soon disappear.
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• Some babies are covered in vernix. It is a white, pasty substance. It will wash off during the baby’s first bath.
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• Many babies have milia on their nose and cheeks. These little bumps are plugged oil ducts, similar to acne. It will disappear in a week or so.
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The Apgar Scale
• When the baby is one minute old, and five minutes, old, doctors evaluate the baby’s physical condition using the APGAR scale.
• Five factors are rated on a scale of 0 – 2– Heart rate– Breathing– Muscle tone– Color– Response to stimulation
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Apgar Scale, Continued
• A 10 would be a perfect score.• 6 – 10 is normal after 5 minutes.• Lower than this means the baby needs
medical attention
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• Babies are then weighed, measured, cleaned up and dried.
• A footprint is taken• Blood is taken from the umbilical cord and
tested for certain diseases