Bringing Baby Home

The best time to cut baby's fingernails is

• during the day

• during bath time

• during nap time

Most babies don't need treatment for jaundice.

• True

• False

If a baby does need treatment for jaundice the doctor could subscribe phototherapy.

• True

• False

If a baby is circumcised the parent should

• give them a sugar water pacifier

• change the diaper often

• put vaseline on the penis each time you change the diaper

• clean the penis off daily

What is this pasty substance called?

• bilirubin
• vernix
• jaundice
• none of the above

What is the flaky substance sometimes found on a newborn's head?

• cradle cap 
• hat head
• vernix
• all of these

The open spaces in a baby's skull that allow the brain to grow are called ______________.

• quickening
• jaundice
• fontanels
• none of the above

Until your baby's umbilical falls off you should do what?

• Only give sponge baths

• Bathe the baby in 2 inches of water

• Bathe the baby in a baby bath seat

• Do not give the baby any form of a bath

A baby born at ____ weeks is considered premature.

• 40

• 38

• 37

Swelling of the genital areas of babies is normal for the first few days of life.

• True

• False