Maternity care : the nurse & the family / Margaret Duncan Jensen, Ralph C. Benson, Irene M. Bobak.

  • Jensen, Margaret Duncan, 1921-
Date:
1977
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Credit: Maternity care : the nurse & the family / Margaret Duncan Jensen, Ralph C. Benson, Irene M. Bobak. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    xviü Contents UNIT NINE NORMAL NEWBORN 30 Management of normal newborn: general care, 449 Management, 449 Physical assessment, 451 Posture, 451 Skin, 451 Head, 456 Chest, 457 Abdomen, 457 Genitals, 457 Anus, 458 Tmnk and extremities, 459 Activity, 460 Weight (United States and Canada), 465 Length (United States and Canada), 466 Laboratory data, 466 Child care activities, 466 Maintaining respirations and adequate oxygen supply, 467 Determining infant's temperature, 467 Determining heart rate and rhythm, 467 Assessing growth, 467 Bathing the infant, 468 31 Infant nutrition, 484 Feeding the infant, 484 Breast-feeding, 484 Lactation process, 485 Techniques of nursing, 487 Common difficulties and concerns in breast-feeding, 498 Nursing twins, 499 Care of breasts, 499 Botde-feeding, 500 Composition of formulas, 501 Nutritional needs of infant, 504 Preparation of formula, 504 Bottle-feeding the infant, 505 Common concerns, 507 UNIT TEN HIGH-RISK NEWBORN 32 Identification of infant at risk, 511 Overall goals of medical-nursing care of high-risk infant, 511 High-risk factors, 512 Transition or observation nursery, 512 General considerations, 512 Nursery setup, 512 Conditions not readily apparent at birth, 513 Hidden congenital anomalies, 513 Effects of birth trauma or birth anoxia, 516 Hematologic status: anemia and polycythemia, 520 Neonatal shock, 520 Sepsis, 521 Hypoglycemia, 521 33 Therapeutic approach to infant at risk, 524 Emotional aspects of care, 526 Neonate's emotional needs, 526 Supportive care, 526 Physical aspects of care, 528 Warmth and thermogenesis, 528 Respiratory function, 531 Feeding and elimination, 537 34 Problems related to gestational age and birth weight, 547 General considerations, 547 Preterm infants, 548 Admission to nursery, 549 Pertinent observations, 549 Transfer from community (hospital or home) to regional neonatal care center, 554 Examination for gestational age, 554 Nursing the premature infant, 554 Nutritional requirements, 559 Diseases of prematurity, 559 Prognosis for preterm infants, 562 SGA (dysmature) infants, 563 General considerations, 563 Physical characteristics, 565 Neonatal morbidity, 565 Postterm infants, 565 General appearance, 565 Possible hazards, 567 Prognosis, 567 LGA infants, 567 Summary, 570 35 Congenital anomalies, 572 General preoperative and postoperative care, 572 Most common surgical emergencies, 573 Diaphragmatic hernia, 573 Tracheoesophageal anomalies, 573 Omphalocele, 575 Intestinal obstruction, 577 Imperforate anus, 578 Common malformations (intrauterine growth deviations), 580 Meningomyelocele, 580 Hydrocephalus, 580 Anencephaly and microcephaly, 581 Choanal atresia, 581 Cleft lip or palate, 582