Growth

Infant physical development

• Maker of WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

Infant physical development

• Maker of HEALTH

• Cephalocaudal

• Proximodistal

• Differentiation

Cephalocaudal means WHAT

a head-to-toe pattern of physical growth and motor development

Proximodistal means WHAT

A directional pattern of physical and motor growth where parts closer to the center of the body mature before parts farther away

Growth trends

• WHATlbs (± WHATlbs) at birth

• Age 2: WHAT adult weight

Growth trends

• 7.5lbs (± 1.25lbs) at birth

• Age 2: HALF adult weight

Body proportions

• Infants are “WHAT”

• Large WHAT and WHAT

• Limbs develop more during WHAT

• Trunk WHAT as it WHAT

Body proportions

• Infants are “TOP HEAVY”

• Large HEAD and TRUNK

• Limbs develop more during LATER

• Trunk SLIMS as it LENGTHENS

Body tissues

• WHAT

• WHAT

• WHAT

Body tissues

• Fat

• Muscle

• Cartilage

Fat

Fat cycles

Muscles

• Grow longer

• Thicker

• FUSE together

Cartilage

Epiphyses harden into bone

Sleep

• WHAT to live

• 80% of WHAT

• Helps with WHAT

• Maintains WHAT levels

• WHAT hours per day

Sleep

• ESSENTIAL to live

• 80% of GROWTH HORMONE RELEASED

• Helps with CONCENTRATION

• Maintains ENERGY levels

• 16.5 hours per day

What does SIDS stand for

S = Sudden

I = Infant

D = Death

S = Syndrome

SIDS

• WHAT to WHAT months

• Reflexes to WHAT movements

• Cause WHAT

• Many correlations:

1. “WHAT” to sleep

2. WHAT-free houses

3. Soft WHAT and WHAT

4. WHAT

SIDS

• 2 to 4 months

• Reflexes to VOLUNTARY movements

• Cause UNKNOWN

• Many correlations:

1. “BACK” to sleep

2. SMOKE-free houses

3. Soft BEDS and BLANKETS

4. CO-SLEEPING