Question 1

when do babies turn in birth position?

Accepted Answer

28 weeks: At 28 weeks of gestation, fetus turns head down.

Question 2

is it true that home births put babies at risk?

Accepted Answer

Yes: For some women, labor and delivery at home may be fine. However, even for healthy, low-risk women, we never know until the baby and the placenta are out that everything is ok. If things go wrong in the hospital we can intervene rapidly. If you are at home, there can be significant delay in getting help once you realize you need it. All it takes is 4 min of decreased oxygen to damage a baby's brain.

Question 3

my infant has no uvula from birth. what could have caused this?

Accepted Answer

Uvula: Usually from how the palate came together when it was forming. No consequence from an absent uvula

Question 4

what percent of babies have a birth defect?

Accepted Answer

About 3%: About 3 out of every 100 babies are born with some type of birth defect.  Some can be very minor, and some are more serious.  Some disease (like diabetes in the mother), or use of some medications in pregnancy can increase the risk of a baby having a birth defect.

Question 5

can babies recognize their mothers' voices at birth?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Smell and voice, almost immediately; visual can take up to 2 months.

Question 6

why do some babies die a few days after birth?

Accepted Answer

Variety of causes.: Check far left end of this graph for this info:  http://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/10lc---by-age-group-2006-7_6_09-a.pdf

Question 7

how come diabetic women give birth to larger babies?

Accepted Answer

High blood sugar: Diabetic mothers often have difficulty controlling the blood sugar.The fetus makes its own Insulin & puts the excess sugar that is transferred across the placenta into over-sized storage areas, over-sized organs etc.All of which can make the baby heavy. If a diabetic mother has very good control during pregnancy, the problem is averted.

Question 8

what do you suggest if my infant has no uvula from birth!?

Accepted Answer

Ignore it: It has no specific purpose I can think of.If there are other defects of the soft or hard palate, it might be something a surgeon could fashion during a restorative procedure.

Question 9

what is an apgar score? are they grading babies from birth?

Accepted Answer

APGAR: Virginia apgar was an early researcher in neonatal work & a scoring system was developed using letters in her name to help classify the activity of newborns (&if & how fast drs ought to be helping.) a=appearance; p=pulse rate;g=grimmice, a= activity, r= respiratory effort. It is commonly recorded in a newborn record & filed away. It has little value after the first few minutes.Low scores=bad start.

Question 10

do babies get ivh from vaginal birth?

Accepted Answer

IVH...: ...Is usually a problem in severe preemies, and is common in c-section preemies as well.

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