PHTY304 Lecture 7: Week 7
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Avoidance cues: autonomic, twitch/tremor, colour change, gag/choke, cough/sneeze/yawn, hiccups/vomit, bradycardias/desaturations, motor, extended postures, grimace/tongue thrust, frantic activity, finger splaying/high guard hands, straining, glazed look, fussing/crying, gaze aversion. Coping behaviours: autonomic, stable colour, tolerance of feeds, stable heart rate and respiratory rate, motor, smooth movements, relaxed postures, hands to face/mouth, clasping hands, grasping, sucking, state, self calming, alert and focused, orients to voice or sound. If displaying coping behaviours: speak softly to infant, make eye contact, provide positive touch, offer finger to hold, carry out necessary activities. Introduce touch slowly and allow time for the infant to respond and adjust to a change in position. Special conditions: chronic neonatal lung disease (cnld, neurological problems, gastro-oesophageal reflux (gor, developmental dysplasia of the hip (ddh, shoulder dystocia, preterm infant. Neurological problems: due to a number of different reasons, prematurity, birth asphyxia, congenital present at birth, presenting problems, respiratory compromise, altered tone, decreased tone - less tension and feel floppy.
