This chapter describe the normal vital signs and body system characteristics of the newborn, neonate, infant, toddler, preschooler, school‐ age child, adolescent, young adult, middle‐age adult, and older adult; identify key psychosocial features of the infant, toddler, preschooler, school‐age child, adolescent, young adult, middle‐age adult, and older adult; explain the effect of parenting styles, sibling rivalry, peer relationships, and other factors on a child’s psychosocial development. | 9/10/2012 1 Chapter 12 Life Span Development 2 Lesson Infants and Toddlers/Preschoolers 3 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 1 9/10/2012 Learning Objectives • Describe the normal vital signs and body system characteristics of the newborn, neonate, infant, toddler, preschooler, school‐ age child, adolescent, young adult, middle‐age adult, and older adult. • Identify key psychosocial features of the infant, toddler, preschooler, school‐age child, adolescent, young adult, middle‐age adult, and older adult. 4 Learning Objectives • Explain the effect of parenting styles, sibling rivalry, peer relationships, and other factors on a child’s psychosocial development. 5 Newborn • Neonate, younger than 28 days • Infant, 28 days to 1 year of age 6 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 2 9/10/2012 7 Why do you think there is a need for the three terms newborn, neonate, and infant? 8 Newborn Vital Signs • First 30 minutes of life, infant heart rate is 100 to 200 beats/minute (bpm) – 1 year, average is 120 bpm • At birth, respiratory rate is 40 to 60 breaths/minute – Drops to 30 to 40 breaths/minute few minutes after delivery – 1 year, 25 breaths/minute is normal 9 Copyright © 2013 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company 3 9/10/2012 Newborn Vital Signs • Average systolic BP – 70 mmHg at birth – 90 mmHg at 1 year • Infancy body temperature 98° to 100°F (° to °C) 10 Newborn Weight • Full‐term 3 to kg (7 to 8 lbs) • Head accounts for about 25% of total body weight, circumference equals baby’s chest 11 Newborn Weight • First few days of life, weight may decease 5% to 10%, excretion of extracellular fluid – Second week of life, weight regained, weight exceeds newborn weight – Most gain average 140 to 168 g (5 to 6 oz) per week – .
