High-Risk Newborns

High-Risk Newborns

• Baby K. was born prematurely at 32 weeks gestation to S.N., who is a 36-year-old Caucasian single mom.
• Baby L. was born at 38 weeks gestation with sepsis to P.L., a 17-year-old Hispanic female and her boyfriend R.G., who is also 17.
• Baby M. was born at 42 weeks and 4 days with an omphalocele and a broken clavicle to R.N., a 26-year-old Asian female and her husband C.N., who is 30 years old.

Answer the following questions:

• List the physical and behavioral characteristics of each baby based on their gestational age.
• Discuss the maternal conditions and circumstances that could have placed the newborns at risk for prematurity, infection, birth trauma, or congenital anomalies.
• Describe the individual and family adjustment process to these high-risk newborns.