Growth of Infant Essay

Delayed Cord Clamping. Does it Help Your Baby? Delayed cord clamping is a procedure where the umbilical cord is not clamped until after the placenta has been birthed or the pulsations have stopped which could take about three minutes after birth. This increases the blood flow from the placenta to the newborn causing and increase in the baby’s blood volume. Since there is more blood flow that means that there is more iron and oxygen in the baby’s system, which is key for healthy brain…

During my maternity clinical experience I was able to be a part of the discussion encouraging mothers to breast feed their infants almost weekly. Before attending nursing school I had a limited understanding concerning breast feeding, but I had heard and learned that the benefits of breast feeding far outweigh any other source of infant nutrition. During this course and several other courses in the nursing program, the professors and guest lectures have all emphasized the vast physiological and…

and or impaired. It has been found that this disease affects premature infants and especially neonates less than 34 weeks gestation and qualifies as the most common causes of neonatal deaths. It is understandable that infants born before 34 weeks lack surfactant; a type ii alveolar cells that are necessary for breathing. Further research into neonatal RDS has shown that in rare cases, RDS can also occur in full-term infants or those over 34 weeks gestation. Based on this information, it can,…

low birth weight and in the lower percentages on the growth charts (Goettler and Tschudin, 2014). Another misconception surrounding these patients is whether they are able to breastfeed the babies that are going through Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. These patients should be educated that with even while using some substances, they are still able to breastfeed and should be encouraged to ask their obstetrician about safe medication with breastfeeding as well as the pediatrician to talk about…

to think about judgments that are being made against her, but more importantly the main priority should be about feeding her baby at that very moment in time, no matter what her location is. Breastfeeding is the all-natural process in which young infants get the nutritional intake that is needed to survive, grow, and develop. It is a huge commitment and it demonstrates unconditional…

As a parent, we are told from the first sign of pregnancy on what to do, when to do it, how to do it. A woman is not allowed to have lunch meat, or alcohol during pregnancy. When the baby is born, we as parents are told what immunizations a baby needs, and how many times. We are even told how to feed the baby, breastfeeding is pushed and formula is frowned upon. When a parent chooses formula, we are told what kind, how often to feed the Baby. Even the pediatricians that we take our children to…

Thrush, Infant Thrush (also called oral candidiasis) is a fungal infection that develops in the mouth. It causes white patches to form in the mouth, often on the tongue. This yeast is normally present in small amounts in a person’s mouth. It usually causes no harm. However, in a newborn or infant, the body’s defense system (immune system) has not yet developed the ability to control the growth of this yeast. Because of this, thrush is common during the first few months of life. Thrush is a…

Denver II Developmental Screening According to (Vander Zanden), an infancy period goes from birth through 24 month of age (Vander Zanden, 1993). During this period, especially between births to 6 moth, infants experience a rapid rate of growth (Vander Zanden, 1993). Child development involves different areas, such as physical, cognitive, emotional and social development (Ball, Bindler, & Cowen, 2012, p. 90). Babies show physical development by increasing skill at utilizing various body parts…

Discussion 12- Nutrition play a role on physical fitness and physical performance becasue you need to eat certain foods to give the body the energy it needs to be physically active. Glycogen stores in muslces and the liver can deliver about 2000 calories worth of energy. Journal 12- In Unit 26, I learned about nutrigenomics, epigentic, single-gene defects, and salt sensitivity. In Unit 27, I learned about physical activity, calorie output per pound of body weight for selected type of…

The importance of secure attachment is an important policy in the health child programme(HCP) (DH, 2009) which state that heath visitors should to observe and assess parent- infant interaction , so that issues such as attachment, enabling social support and post-natal depression can be identified and offered additional health visitor support. This was done during the new birth visit where Emma was observed to be having attachment…