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karateprodigy

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For clinical purposes preterm and postterm infants are defined as:
 
  1. preterm: before 34 weeks if AGA, before 37 weeks if SGA.
  2. postterm: after 40 weeks if LGA, beyond 42 weeks if AGA.
  3. preterm: before 37 weeks, postterm beyond 42 weeks; no matter the size for ges-tational age at birth.
  4. preterm: SGA before 38 to 40 weeks; postterm, LGA beyond 40 to 42 weeks.

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Kangaroo care:
 
  1. is adopted from classical British nursing traditions.
  2. helps infants with motor and central nervous system impairment.
  3. helps infants to directly interact with their parents and enhances their temperature regulation.
  4. gets infants ready for breastfeeding.



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1, 2, 4. Incorrect. Preterm and postterm are strictly measures of timebefore 37 weeks and beyond 42 weeks, respectively, regardless of size for gestational age.
3. Correct. Preterm and postterm are strictly measures of timebefore 37 weeks and beyond 42 weeks, respectively, regardless of size for gestational age.

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1, 2, 4. Incorrect. Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin holding in which the infant, dressed only in a di-aper, is placed directly on the parent's bare chest, then covered. The procedure helps infants in-teract with their parents and regulates their temperature, among other developmental benefits.
3. Correct. Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin holding in which the infant, dressed only in a diaper, is placed directly on the parent's bare chest then covered. The procedure helps infants interact with their parents and regulates their temperature, among other developmental benefits.




karateprodigy

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Wow, this really help


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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