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| a standard measurement system that looks for a variety of indications of good health in newborns |
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| What does the Apgar stand for and what does it assess? |
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A-appearance (color)
P-pulse (heart rate)
G-grimace (reflex irritability)
A-actvity (muscle tone)
R-respiration (respiratory effort) |
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| a restriction of oxygen to the baby, lasting a few minutes during the birth process, that can produce brain damage |
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| infants who are born prior to 38 weeks after conception (also known as premature infants) |
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| infants who weigh less than 2,500 grams (around 5.5 lbs) at birth |
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| infants who, because of delayed fetal growth, weigh 90% (or less) of the average wight of infants of the same gestational age |
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| small-for-gestation-age infants |
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| infants who weigh less than 1,250 grams (around 2.25 lbs) or, regardless of weight, have been in the womb less than 30 weeks |
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| very-low-birthweight infants |
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| infants still unborn 2 weeks after the mother's due date |
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| What is the infant mortality rate? |
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| 7 deaths per 1,000 live births |
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