PSY 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, Cardiotocography, Neonatal Jaundice
21 Sep 2016
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Mortality rate for babies born at home is 10 times higher than babies born in the hospital in most cultures older women take the lead in assisting the birth as midwives: requites years of apprenticeship. Chapter 3 electronic fetal monitoring: method that tracks fetus" heartrate. Apgar scale: neonatal assessment scale with 5 subtests: appearance (color, pulse (heartrate, grimace (reflex irritability, activity (muscle tone, respiration (breathing) neonates rated twice on apgar; scores predict risk of death in first month of life. Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (nbas): 27-item scale of neonatal functioning; usually performed a day after birth but can be given in first 2 months. Weight at birth is one of the most important indicators of healthy development. Chapter 3 neonates can distinguish small changes in speech sounds sound localization: ability to tell where a sound is coming from; difficult for neonates sight is least developed; neonates can see 8-14 inches; binocular and color vision limited.
