Growth and Development (Newborn/Infancy)

Exam 1 Peds

Newborn Age

birth - 12 mo

Infant Age

Birth - 28 days

Newborn Weight at birth

7.5 lbs

Newborns lose ___ - ___ % of their body weight in the first week, and regain it by ____ - ____ days

5-10, 7-10 days

Newborns gain ___ (30g) / day

1 oz

Newborns double their birth weight by ___ mo, and triple their birth weight by __ mo

4-5, 12

Newborn average length at birth

50cm (20in)N

Newborns increase ___% length in the first year

50

Newborn head circumference at birth ____ (13.5in)

35cm

Newborns head circumference increases by ___ by 12

10 cm

Newborn reflexes

Rooting, palmar grasp, sucking, stepping, moro, babinski

Rooting reflex is from birth -

3 mo

Palmar grasp reflex is from birth -

3 mo

Sucking reflex is from birth -

4 mo

Moro reflex is from birth -

4 mo

Babinski reflex is from birth - ___ - ___

12-24 mo

Newborn RR

30-60

RR by 12 mo

20-30, more regular

Newborns have narrow ____ a large ____ and their ____ is funnel shaped

nasal passages, tongue, larynxnew

born have few ____ and a lack of ____ in mucosal lining —> infx risk

alveoli, IgA

Newborn integumentary differences (2)

acrocyanosis and mottling

Newborns develop head to toe (____)

cephalocaudalpro

Newborns develop proximodistal, this means

in to outN

babies are ____ sighted at birth, seeing ___ -____ cm (8-15in)

near, 20-38

Babies recognize faces by

1mo

Full color and distance vision is developed by

7 mo

Voices are recognized by

1 mo

Differentiate mothers breastmilk from other smells by

7 days

Coos, reacts to sounds, differentiated cries

2 mo

Laughs, makes vowel sounds, responds to voices

4 mo

Blows “raspberries” and squeals with laughter

6 mo

Babbles, strings sounds together, raises arms to be picked up

9 mo

attatches meaning to “mama'“ and “dada”

9-12 mo

babbles with inflection and mimicks spoken language

12 mo

spitting up is a major developmental concern for newborn/infant and this is caused by

overfeeding or not properly burpingbu

how often should burping occur per feed

2-3x

how long should newborns sit up after feeding

30 min