Choose from among the following new-born who are at high-risk by writing TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise.
FALSE Baby girl
... [Show More] Sweetheart appeared jaundice a day after birth the jaundice disappears at her 7th day.
Rationale: Neonatal jaundice is common and usually harmless. It causes yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes. The symptoms of newborn jaundice usually develop 2 days after the birth and tend to get better without treatment by the time the baby is about 2 weeks old.
TRUE A baby was born with an AOG 37 weeks with birth weight of 2.20 kg. Appeared to be pinkish with regular breathing and CR of 140 bpm
Rationale: A normal pregnancy can range from 38 to 42 weeks. Infants born before 37 weeks are considered premature. Normal birth weight is between 2.5 kg to 4.5 kg.
FALSE Baby Theresa who was 2 weeks old with soft and downy hair all around her trunk and neck and appeared to be jaundice
Rationale: The soft and downy hair all around the trunk and neck of the newborn is called lanugo. It helps protect them and keeps them warm while they grow. Newborn that appeared to be jaundice is considered normal and tend to get better without treatment by the time the baby is about 2 weeks old.
TRUE Baby Anna was born together with a dark green sticky amniotic fluid and her body is coated with whitish cheesy substance.
Rationale: The dark green sticky amniotic fluid is the presence of meconium staining in newborn wherein the meconium is the first feces or stool of the newborm. Meconium staining is considered as high risk because this may cause meconium aspiration syndrome when a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the time of delivery. Meconium aspiration syndrome, a leading cause of severe illness and death in the newborn. While the whitish cheesy substance is known as the vernix caseosa that coats the skin of newborn which serves as the covering and protection of newborn skin
FALSE Baby Rose was born with AOG of 42 weeks, pinkish in color , loud cry and active movement with a birth weight of 3.5 kg.
Rationale: A normal pregnancy can range from 38 to 42 weeks. Normal appearance of newborn is pinkish in color, has loud cry, and has an active movement. Normal birth weight is 2.5kg to 4.5 kg
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