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SIDS
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A condition that occurs when an infant stops breathing, usuallly during the night, and suddenly dies without an apparent cause
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American Academy of Pediatrics ssay to put infants on their _____ to sleep
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backs
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_____ is the highes cause of death in infants in the U.S. at the age of 4-6 wks
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SIDS
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Causes S SIDS
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-low-birth weight
-infant who have siblings wh have died from SIDS -Ifants with sleep apnea -soft bedding -exposed to cigertette smoke -common in low Scioeconomic groups -common in aftican americans and Eskimos |
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Cepholocaudal
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is the first sequence in which the greates growth always occurs at the top head with physical growth in size, weight, and feature differrentiation gradually working from top to bottom.
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Proximodistal patterns
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the sequence in which growth starts at the center of the body and moves toward the extremities
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Average north american baby is ____ in. long and ____lbs
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20;
7 1/2 |
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95% of full term newborns are ____ in. long and ____lbs
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18-2;
5 1/2 -10 |
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baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st few days
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1st few days- most babbies lose 5-7% of their body weight in their first few days because they are adjusting to feeding, sucking, swallowing
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baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st month
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gain 5-6 ounces per week
grows 1 inch per month |
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baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 4 months
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doubles weight
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baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 1st year
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triples weight
grows 1 inch per month |
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baby's Chatacteristics growth rates in 2nd year
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weight:26 to 32 lbs
height: 1/2 of their adult height |
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Advantages breast feeding
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*better for baby
*approprate weight gain *fewer allergies *prevention of: diarrha, repiratory infections, bacterial and UTI's, ear infections *Bones are denser *Reduce childhood cacer and prevents breast cancer in mothers and female offspring *lower chance of SIDS *neurological and cognitive development *Visual Acuity |
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Frontal Lobe
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involved in voluntary movement and thinking
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