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Newborn Care Procedures and Measurements

The document outlines the procedures for newborn care, including anthropometric measurements such as head circumference, chest, abdominal, body length, and weight. It details the administration of essential medications like ophthalmic ointment, Vitamin K, Hepatitis B vaccine, and BCG, along with ensuring the baby's warmth and hygiene. The document emphasizes the importance of proper measurement techniques and the administration of treatments to promote the newborn's health.

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Newborn Care Procedures and Measurements

The document outlines the procedures for newborn care, including anthropometric measurements such as head circumference, chest, abdominal, body length, and weight. It details the administration of essential medications like ophthalmic ointment, Vitamin K, Hepatitis B vaccine, and BCG, along with ensuring the baby's warmth and hygiene. The document emphasizes the importance of proper measurement techniques and the administration of treatments to promote the newborn's health.

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1. Prepare materials and Do Gloving
2. Anthropometric measurement:
* Measure of the head circumference
- We will measure at the heads widest diameter which is on the occipital frontal
- Above the eyebrows
- Approximately 1/4 of the newborns head
- Average: 32-38 cm (13-14 inch)
* measure of the chest
- place the tape sa nipple line and dapat dikit and walang space po
- Average 30-36 cm (12-14 inch)
* Measurement of the abdominal
- We will measure it above the umbilicus because if below po baka po full bladder
- Not routinely measure if if their is suspicious of abdominal distention due to obstruction in GI
* Measure of the Body length
- Unclothed
- Flat surface with the knees held in extended position b
- Head to soles of feet
- Average 50 cm (20 inches)
- Ranges 45-55 cm (18-22 inch)
* Weight the newborn
- Lose of 10% of their birth weight within the 1st few days of life
- Balance 1st the weighing scale
- Place a warmed protective cloth or paper as a barrier on the scale
- Adjust the scale after applying barrier
- Female - 7lbs
- Male- 7.5 lbs
- 5 to 8 lbs or 2700 to 4k (Average 3500)
- Filipino- 3000 grams
- 2.5 to 4 kg
3. Check the patency of anus
- Magpapasok tayo ng temperature sa anus
- Stenosis (if blocked or missing anus)
4. Administer ophthalmic ointment
- Ophthalmic drops (1-2 drops) lower conjunctival sac
- Ophthalmic ointment (0.5 -1 cm) inner outer Canthus
- Erythromycin
5. Administer Vitamin K at birth
- Helps blood clot or serious bleeding
- IM injection vastus lateralis
- 0.5 mg - preterm
- 1 mg - term
- Baby 0.1
6. Administer Hepa B
- After birth
- 0.5 ml
- Intramuscularly in anterolateral thigh muscle
8. BCG
- Tuberculosis
- 0.05
- Left upper arm and intradermal
7. Keep the baby warm
- Warm blankets
- Skin to skin contact
- Heat lamp
8. Take of the gloves and wash hands

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