INFANT CARE AND FEEDING TOPICS Immediate Care of the Newborn Physical Assessment of a Newborn Characteristics of a Normal Infant

y y y y y y y Physical Characteristics Anthropometric Measurement and weight gain pattern Infant Reflexes Body System Development

Infant Care Hygiene Rest, sleep and play Infant Nutrition o Types of Feeding o Breastfeeding o Formula feeding o Mixed feeding o Weaning o Nutritional problems and intervention o Factors affecting nutritional status o Guidelines in feeding o Recommended diet Care of the High-Risk Newborn/Infant y Problems related to maturity o Prematurity o Postmaturity Problems related to gestational weight o Small for gestational age (SGA) o Large for gestational age (LGA) o Low birth weight, very low birth weight Acute conditions of the neonates o Respiratory distress syndrome o Meconium aspiration syndrome o Sepsis o Hyperbilirubinemia o Sudden death syndrome (SDS) o Necrotizing enterocolitis