RO18 LO3 3.1 Revision Postnatal Checks

Multiple Choice

What does postnatal mean?

• Before birth

• During birth

• After birth

Multiple Choice

What does APGAR stand for?

• Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration

• Activity Pulse Grimace Age Respiration

• Appearance Pulse Grimace Age Respiration

Multiple Select

Which TWO of these are the purposes of the APGAR check? (tick two)

• To see if the baby has eye problems

• To see if oxygen is needed immediately

• To identify immediate health problems

• To identify problems with hands and feet

Match

Match the following

• Vernix

• Lanugo

• Stork marks

soft, fine hair

white, greasy substance

flat, red patches

• soft, fine hair

• white, greasy substance

• flat, red patches

Match

Match the following

• Vernix

• Stork Marks

• Lanugo

Protects baby's skin against infection

No purpose

Protects baby' skin against damage from amniotic fluid

• Protects baby's skin against infection

• No purpose

• Protects baby' skin against damage from amniotic fluid

Match

Match the following

• Baby weight check

• Baby length check

• Baby head circumference check

• Baby fontanelle check

So that weight can be checked regularly over the months

Same as weight check

As weight check. Also, check if head is squashed.

To check for abnormalities

• So that weight can be checked regularly over the months

• Same as weight check

• As weight check. Also, check if head is squashed.

• To check for abnormalities

Match

Match the following

• Baby's hands checked

• Baby's feet checked

• Baby's eyes checked

• Baby's mouth checked

• Baby's hips checked

For webbing and creases

For webbing

For cataracts

For cleft lip and/ or palate

For joint problems (dysplasia)

• For webbing and creases

• For webbing

• For cataracts

• For cleft lip and/ or palate

• For joint problems (dysplasia)

Match

Match the following

• Startle (moro)

• Sucking

• Standing/ walking

• Rooting

• Grasping

Head and hands thrown back

Object sucked or swallowed

Feet try to stand/ walk

Head turns towards cheek stroke

Fingers close around object

• Head and hands thrown back

• Object sucked or swallowed

• Feet try to stand/ walk

• Head turns towards cheek stroke

• Fingers close around object

Open Ended

Give the meaning of the term postnatal.

Open Ended

Straight after birth, the baby's vital signs are checked and given a score.

What is the name given to this score?

Open Ended

Identify the 5 vital signs that are checked straight after birth.

Open Ended

State what an APGAR score of 9 means.

Open Ended

Explain the purpose of an APGAR score

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List 4 physical postnatal checks (other than reflexes) carried out on a newborn baby.

Open Ended

Describe what lanugo is and what it does.

Open Ended

Describe what vernix is and its purpose.

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Give the meaning of the term reflexes.

Open Ended

When gently touched on the lips or cheek, the baby turns its head.

Give the name of this reflex.

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When an object is put in the baby's hand, the baby will close its fingers around it.

Give the name of this reflex.

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When a baby is held close to a surface, it will try to stand or step.

Give the name of this reflex.

Open Ended

State another name for a moro reflex.

Open Ended

Discuss what physical checks are made on a new born baby and why they are carried out.

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