Exam 28: Infants with Gestational Age Related Problems

A pregnant woman was admitted for induction of labour at 43 weeks of gestation with sure dates.A nonstress test (NST)in the obstetrician's office revealed a nonreactive tracing.On artificial rupture of membranes,thick,meconium-stained fluid was noted.What should the nurse caring for the infant after birth anticipate?

A newborn was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit after being delivered at 29 weeks of gestation to a 28-year-old multiparous,married,white female whose pregnancy was uncomplicated until premature rupture of membranes and preterm birth occurred.The newborn's parents arrive for their first visit after the birth.The parents walk toward the bedside but remain approximately 3 metres away from the bed.What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

An infant is being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit after 70 days of hospitalization.The infant was born at 30 weeks of gestation with several conditions associated with prematurity,including respiratory distress syndrome,mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia,and retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical treatment.During discharge teaching the infant's mother asks the nurse if her baby will meet developmental milestones on time,as did her son who was born at term.Which is the basis for the nurse's most appropriate response?

Which is reflected when premature infants exhibit 5 to 10 seconds of respiratory pauses,followed by 10 to 15 seconds of compensatory rapid respirations?