What is the newborn transition period?

While the majority of critical transitions occur in the first few moments after birth, circulatory and pulmonary changes continue for up to 6 weeks after birth. Transition is a time of significant risk to the newborn and necessitates astute observations on the part of the healthcare team.

What is the first period of reactivity?

30-60 minutes
The first period of reactivity, occurs in the first 30-60 minutes of life and is described by an alert, exploratory and active newborn. Suck is strongest at this time therefore this is the best time to breastfeed.

What are the newborn states of arousal?

There are five states of arousal in which newborn babies spend their time; these include regular sleep, irregular sleep, drowsiness, quiet alertness, and crying.

How do newborn babies behave?

It is also common for newborns to hiccup, sneeze, yawn, spit up, burp, and gurgle. Sometimes newborns cry for no reason at all. If this happens, try comforting your baby by rocking, singing, talking softly, or wrapping him or her in a blanket. Soon you will be able to tell what your baby needs by how he or she cries.

When does your baby go into reactivity after birth?

The first 6 to 8 hours after birth. All phases of instability. Up to 30 minutes after birth. Heart rate increases up to 180 bpm then decreases to 120 after 30 minutes. Alert, tremors, crying, meconium may be passed. Nice work!

When does the first period of reactivity start?

First period of reactivity. Up to 30 minutes after birth. Heart rate increases up to 180 bpm then decreases to 120 after 30 minutes. Alert, tremors, crying, meconium may be passed.

When does a newborn go into relative inactivity?

The period of relative inactivity takes place 2 -3 hours after birth. The newborn becomes less interested in external stimuli and falls asleep for a few minutes to several hours. During deep sleeps, the baby is difficult to arouse. Feeding may be difficult.

What are the features of the reactivity series?

Salient Features 1 The metals at the top of the reactivity series are powerful reducing agents since they are easily oxidized. 2 The reducing ability of the metals grows weaker while traversing down the series. 3 The electro positivity of the elements also reduces while moving down the reactivity series of metals. Plus d’articles…