Newborn Care Basics Quiz

The first 24 hours after birth are crucial for a newborn's transition from the womb to the outside world. This period is marked by significant physiological changes and adjustments.

A healthy baby born at full term, weighing between 2.5 and 4 kilograms, without any physical abnormalities or birth complications.

A comprehensive approach to newborn care, involving interventions immediately after birth, in the postnatal ward, and up to 28 days of life.

The purpose of newborn care is to detect and treat problems early, support mothers in meeting the baby's needs, initiate breastfeeding, educate mothers on care, and ensure ongoing monitoring.

A newborn showing signs of good health, including crying immediately after birth, establishing independent breathing, and adapting to the new environment.

The initial care of a newborn focuses on ensuring a clear airway, maintaining body temperature, and providing comfort.

A standardized assessment performed at 1 and 5 minutes after birth to evaluate the newborn's health, using indicators such as heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and skin color.

Care provided in the nursery includes essential tasks like measuring the newborn's weight, bathing, cord care, dressing, eye prophylaxis, identification, vital signs monitoring, and vitamin K injection.

A newborn's normal length is between 48 to 53 cm, with an average of 50 cm.

A newborn's head circumference typically ranges from 33 to 37 cm, with an average of 35 cm.

A newborn's chest circumference is about 3 cm less than their head circumference.

The umbilical cord stump should be kept clean and dry to prevent infection.

Crede's prophylaxis is the use of ophthalmic ointment, usually in the form of erythromycin, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, a bacterial infection in the newborn's eyes.

Vitamin K is administered to newborns to prevent bleeding due to a deficiency in clotting factors. The dosage is 1 mg IM for term infants and 0.5 mg IM for preterm infants.

A normal axillary temperature for a newborn falls within the range of 36.5 to 37.6 degrees Celsius.

A newborn's pulse rate can vary depending on their activity level. A normal pulse rate is 120-160 bpm while awake, 100 bpm while asleep, and 180 bpm while crying.

A condition after birth where a newborn breathes in meconium (first stool) causing lung complications.

An instrument designed to remove mucus and fluids from a baby's nose or mouth.

A technique used to keep a newborn warm after birth involving direct skin-to-skin contact with the mother.

A medical condition that can occur when a newborn's body temperature falls too low, leading to potential problems like acidosis.

The point at which the umbilical cord is clamped and cut off the supply of oxygen from the placenta, potentially leading to hypoxia and acidosis in a newborn.

An important step in immediate newborn care involving checking that the baby breathes on its own. This can be stimulated by wiping the baby's face and back to trigger crying.

A newborn baby with a birth weight less than 2500 grams.

A condition where a newborn's skin appears yellow, often caused by a buildup of bilirubin, a byproduct of red blood cell breakdown. It usually appears between the 3rd and 7th day for full-term babies and 2nd to 10th day for preterm babies.

Jaundice that appears at birth or within the first 24 hours, often caused by blood incompatibility between mother and baby.

The process of clamping the umbilical cord when it stops pulsating, typically 1-3 minutes after birth.

The natural shedding of the umbilical cord, typically occurring between 7-10 days after birth.

The initial bath given to a newborn, ideally after vital signs are stable, usually 6 hours after birth.

A white, cheesy substance that coats a newborn's skin, providing insulation and moisture. It is best not to remove it immediately.

A type of bath for newborns with meconium staining, using a small amount of oil to help remove the sticky substance.

A condition in which a newborn's hands and feet appear bluish due to reduced blood flow. This is normal within the first 24 hours after birth.

The process of providing natural immunity to a newborn through breast milk.

A genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to use phenylalanine, an amino acid found in food.

A condition characterized by a bluish discoloration of the skin, often a sign of low oxygen levels in the blood.

Breast milk stored in labeled bags should be used according to the "first in, first out" principle, meaning the oldest milk is used first.

A newborn's posture with flexed extremities and hands tightly clenched is a sign of a full-term baby.

A genetic disorder that prevents the breakdown of galactose, a sugar found in milk.

Fine, downy hair that often covers a newborn's body.

Small, white bumps on a baby's face, caused by blocked oil glands.

Blue-green birthmarks that usually disappear by age 4.

Swelling of the scalp that typically resolves within 3 days.

Blood collection on the scalp due to birth trauma, usually doesn't cross suture lines.