Infant and Child Development Exam 1

What is the Apgar Scale?

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What is the Apgar Scale?

Test administered to newborns to assess their health and make sure they do not need any further assistance

What does Apgar stand for?

Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration

When is the first Apgar test administered?

Within the first 5 minutes of being born

What does petocin do?

Accelerates labor process and increases pain

What do anesthetics do to the labor process?

Anesthetics vs. Analgesics

Anesthetics block pain sensation, analgesics lessen the pain but you can still feel it

How many births in the US are C-sections?

What is anoxia?

Oxygen deprivation at birth

Causes of anoxia

squeezing by umbilical cord, placenta abruptio or previa, failing to breathe after birth

What can help to reduce brain damage from anoxia?

Being placed in a head-cooling device for 72 hours