Question

You are called to attend to a newborn at birth. at the time the baby is delivered, which 3 questions should you ask to evaluate whether the baby can stay with his mother or be moved to the radiant warmer for further assessment?

Answer 1

Hi!

What you should ask to evaluate whether the baby cam stay with his mother or not is the following:

1- Is the baby term?

2- Does the baby have good muscle tone?

3- Is the baby breathing or crying?

Step-by-step explanation:

These questions are especially designated to find out if the baby has what it needs to stay with his mother or if he could benefit to be moved to the radiant warmer to be examined to avoid future complications. If the baby was born in term then he should have more defenses than a premature baby; the baby having a good muscle tone is an indicator that he developped correctly physically, and finally, the baby crying as soon as he's born is a good indicator.

Answer 2

I believe these are some of those questions used for assessment whether a baby should be put in a warmer or not:

1. Is the baby born before 34 weeks?
2. Is the baby too small enough and is under weight?
3. Does the baby have jaundice?