CHILD CARE

MS. AMOR A. ALAPIDE

INSTRUCTOR
CBLM Prepared by:
Ms. Melany R. Venancio, PTRP
 PRE-NATAL

Definition

Prenatal development refers to the process in

which a baby develops from a single cell after
conception into an embryo and later a fetus.
PRE-NATAL
 DELIVERY
expulsion or extraction of the child and fetal membranes at birth.

• abdominal delivery delivery of an infant

through an incision made into the intact
uterus through the abdominal wall.

• breech delivery delivery in which the fetal

buttocks present first.
• Forceps delivery extraction of the child from
the maternal passages by application of forceps
to the fetal head; designated low or midforceps
delivery according to the degree of engagement
of the fetal head and high when engagement
has not occurred. Forceps delivery.
FORCEP DELIVERY
• postmortem delivery - delivery of a
child after death of the mother.
• spontaneous delivery birth of an infant
without any aid from an attendant.
 PERINATAL
Perinatal: Pertaining to the period immediately
before and after birth.
• The perinatal period is defined in diverse
ways. Depending on the definition, it starts at
the 20th to 28th week of gestation and ends 1
to 4 weeks after birth.
• The word "perinatal" is a hybrid of the Greek
"peri-" meaning "around or about" and "natal"
from the Latin "natus" meaning "born."
 Postnatal period

The postnatal period begins immediately after the

birth of a child and then extends for about six weeks.
During this period the mother's body returns to
prepregnancy conditions as far as uterus size and
hormone levels are concerned.
Postnatal (Latin for 'after birth', from post meaning
"after" and natalis meaning "of birth") is the period
beginning immediately after the birth of a child and
extending for about six weeks.
Another term would be postpartum period, as it refers
to the mother (whereas postnatal refers to the
infant)
Apgar Score:
• The Apgar score is a test used to measure the
vital signs of a baby at birth.
• Virginia Apgar, M.D. (1909-1974)
introduced the Apgar score in 1952.
This test is a screening tool for health
care providers to determine what
assistance is immediately necessary to
help a newborn stabilize.
The Apgar score is now used worldwide to quickly assess the
health of an infant one minute and five minutes after birth. The
1-minute Apgar score measures how well the newborn tolerated
the birthing process. The 5-minute Apgar score assesses how well
the newborn is adapting to the environment.