Question 1

Describe at least four (4) infant reflexes and discuss how they might prepare the child to survive in the post-birth world.

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Question 2

Briefly describe the quality of a newborn's vision and hearing.

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Question 3

How should preterm babies be physically handled? What controversies surround the physical handling of preterm babies?

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Question 4

What are some of the risks for low-birth-weight and preterm babies?

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Question 5

What are the pluses and minuses of using anesthetics during childbirth? What does the research indicate about the impact on mother and child?

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Question 6

Discuss what the text means when it suggests that "the fetus signals the mother when it is ready to be born."

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Question 7

What factors specifically affect the health of Indigenous children?

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Question 8

Briefly describe the three stages of childbirth.

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Question 9

Provide a brief overview of the UNICEF report entitled Leaving No Child Behind.

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Question 10

Many women appear to experience some level of the blues or depression after pregnancy. How many women experience these feelings? Is this experience a cultural phenomenon? Why might women experience such feelings?

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Question 11

Describe the significance of the sense of smell for infants in connecting with their mothers.

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Question 12

Do infant cries mean different things? Do adults respond to these differences? Explain your answers.

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Quiz 3: Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World