New Born Care
New Born Care
New Born Care
V EVALUATION
OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ACTIVITY AIDS
INTRODUCTION
Define the
Apgar
Total score = 10
No Depression: 7-10
Mild Depression: 4-6
Severe Depression: 0-3. Lecture
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Usually neonates have lower score at one minute, Cum and
than the score at 5 minutes due to the presence of discussion understandin
depression immediate after birth. The 5 minutes g
score has greater predictive value, since it
correlates with neonatal morbidity & mortality.
Explain the
Umbilical
Cord
Care of Umbilical cord:-
WHO recommendations- Umbilical cord cutting is
now after 2min of birth is recommended so that
child has the benefit of getting blood. The cord
should be cut with a sterile blade about 3-5 cm Lecture
away from the skin. The cord should be kept dry. Cum listening
Special instructions should be given to the mother discussion and
and family not to apply anything e.g. any oil, ash understandin
on the cord. g
Drying of Baby:-
The baby should be thoroughly dried to prevent
from getting cold. Blood or meconium on the
baby's skin should be wiped away however, the
vernix caseosa should not be wiped off.
The care of eyes include wiping of each eye from
inside to outside with sterile swabs, one for each
eye as the child is born before he opens the eye.
At the time of drying itself the baby should be
assessed. If the baby is not breathing well then the
steps of resuscitation have to carried out.
What is vital
Signs
Define the
Daily care of
New-born
13min
baby Normal vital signs:-
(b)Maintenance of breathing:-
Baby should be positioned with neck slightly
extended and air passage to be cleared by gentle
suctioning.O2 inhalation can be given if Lecture
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Exclusive breastfeeding
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Support to the dyad and
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(e)Prevention of infection:-Preterm
babies are prone to infections due to poor listening
immunity so clean and aseptic techniques should and
be used while taking care of babies. understanding
Summary:
In new-born care define the term and preterm care
of new-born.
Provide the proper care of the new-born such as
warmth provide to the baby and oxygen to the
preterm baby ,cord care of the baby and proper
management of the preterm baby and check the
apgar score of the new-born to identify the any
abnormalities present in the new-born
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Conclusion
At the end of the class student were able to
introduce the topic new-born care.
So I far took the class ,conclude that student has
understand the topic and I achieve positive
feedback from them.
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