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    The document discusses various topics related to caring for a newborn infant named Baby Taber. It covers signs of hypoglycemia, risks for infants of diabetic mothers like hypoglycemia, the use of glucose water to treat low blood sugar, problems with latching and breastfeeding, normal stool color and fontanel sizes, jaundice assessment and management, and breastfeeding as a method of birth control. References are provided at the end.

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    Baby Taber

    Tayla Robinson
    Hypoglycemia in the newborn
    • Normal blood sugar • Blood test is used to
    • 40-60 mg/dL
    diagnose
    • Heel
    • Signs and Symptoms • Arm
    • Cyanosis • Umbilical cord
    • Poor muscle tone • Using umbilical catheter
    • Apnea
    • Hypothermia
    • Lethargy
    Glucose Water
    • Babies born to mothers
    with diabetes are at risk for
    hypoglycemia.
    • Glucose water is a fast-
    acting source of glucose to
    help glucose levels rise.
    Infants of a diabetic mother
    • Diabetes
    • Dyspnea
    • Cardiomegaly
    • Macrosomia
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Hypocalcemia
    • Low iron
    • High RBC
    • High bilirubin levels
    Breastfeeding
    Other needs that the nurse • The nurse needed the
    needs to ensure the mother is mother to rest because
    meeting includes the that is an important factor
    following: in being able to produce an
    • Adequate food intake adequate amount of milk
    • Adequate fluid intake for the newborn.
    • Managing stress properly
    Problems latching
    • The infant at this point is • Try to limit giving bottles
    experiencing nipple • Understand important of
    confusion. let-down reflex
    • Positions for baby to be in
    during feedings
    • Understand how to get
    baby to latch on
    • Recognize signs of hunger
    “Smelly” Stool
    • Since baby Taber was an • The excess level of
    infant of a diabetic mother, bilirubin may cause stool
    his risk of having a high to be a clay/white color.
    bilirubin is increased.
    Crossing of eyes
    • Also known as transient • This is caused by poor
    strabismus neuromuscular control of
    • Should go away in about eye muscles, specially the
    3-4 months extraocular muscles.
    Fontanels of a newborn
    • Bulging occurs when the
    baby is sucking or crying due
    to the different levels of
    intracranial pressure that
    occurs during that time.
    • By 2-3 months after birth the
    posterior fontanelle should
    close.
    • By 1-3 years after birth the
    anterior fontanelle should
    close.
    Jaundice in the newborn

    • At 48 hours of age slight


    jaundice is very normal. The
    liver is not yet strong enough
    to remove excess bilirubin
    from the body.
    • Other causes of jaundice
    other than physiologic
    include:
    • Blood incompatibility
    • Premature birth
    • Cephalohematoma (bleeding
    underneath scalp)
    • Liver disease
    Jaundice Education
    • Feed frequently to promote • Bili Light home therapy
    bilirubin excretion in
    stools.
    • Stool will be pale white and
    chalky in color.
    • Monitor elimination and
    weight.
    • Maintain adequate fluid • Watch for signs of jaundice
    intake to prevent getting worse
    dehydration • Looking at skin and eye
    color
    Breastfeeding and birth control
    • When you exclusively breastfeed — • Will last until the baby is
    meaning you nurse at least every 4 about 6 months or until first
    hours during the day and every 6 period occurs
    hours at night, and feed your baby • LAM requires that you evaluate
    only breast milk — your body and re-evaluate your situation on
    naturally stops ovulating. You can’t an ongoing basis to make sure that
    get pregnant if you don’t ovulate. the three conditions are still met.
    • No ovulation means you won’t (Fisher, 2016)
    have your period, either. That’s
    why breastfeeding-as-birth control
    is also called the lactational
    amenorrhea method (LAM).
    References
    • Fisher, E. (2016, December 1). Understanding Your Fertility while Breastfeeding. Retrieved from
    https://breastfeedingusa.org/content/article/understanding-your-fertility-while-
    breastfeeding

    • Trakalo, K., Horowitz, L & McCullok, A., (Eds.) (2017)

    Nursing: A concept-based approach to learning. (Vol.1). Boston, MA: Pearson Education,

    Inc.

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