HDFS 1930 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Low Birth Weight, Apgar Score, Gestational Age
5 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5: infancy: on average, weigh 7-7. 5 pounds and 20 inches long, low birth weight. Weigh 5 to 8 ounces or less: small for their gestational age. Low weight for a given gestational weight: life signs are assessed with apgar score. Developmental tasks: the development of sensory/perceptual and motor functions. Infant sensory/perceptual competencies can be measured by habituation. Brain development: the brain is well-formed. Sensory, perception, motor behavior, and internal systems regulation. Interconnections between neurons that result from environmental or cultural experiences. The sensory/perceptual capacities function as an interconnection system to provide a variety of sources of information about the environment. Security and quality of attachment: the strange situation. Measures the security of attachment: four patterns of quality of attachment. Babies: activity explore with strangers while mother present, after separation greet mothers and seek interaction. Babies: avoid contact, expect mom not to be there.
