Newborn period - Answer 0-28 days
Infant period - Answer 1-12 months
Average NB weight - Answer 7.5 pounds
NB birth weight 6 months and 12 months - Answer doubles by 4-6 months, triples by 12
months
NB reflexes? - Answer rooting, sucking, Moro (startle), grasping, babinksi
-dissipate in first few months except sucking and babinski
When is social smile developed? - Answer by 4-6 weeks
Infants and vision - Answer limited peripheral vision until 10 weeks of age
When can infants follow objects? - Answer by 3 months
-by 4-5 months have binocular vision
When can infants distinguish colors and have better distance and depth perception - Answer
by 7-12 months
Infant height? - Answer increased by 1 inch 1st 6 months, slows during last 6 months
average NB length? - Answer 18-22 inches
Head circumference vs chest circumference? - Answer at birth- HC is larger (consistent with
cephalocaudal growth trend)
-by 1 year chest circ and HC are equal
When can infants raise their heads when placed on tummy?
And roll to sides? - Answer by 3 months