1. AB Spell: A pause in your baby’s breathing, lowering their heart rate.
2. Anaemia: Too few red blood cells.
3. Apnea: A pause in breathing for a short period. Common in premature babies.
1. Bilirubin: A pigment produced from the breakdown of red blood cells, bilirubin is a pigment that appears as yellow skin, known as jaundice, when in excess.
2. Blood Gases: A blood test is performed to check oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acidity levels.
3. Bradycardia: Slowing of the heart rate to lower than usual.
1. Carbon Dioxide (CO2): Waste gas eliminated by the lungs.
2. Catheter: A plastic tube to put fluids into or to remove them from the body.
3. CPAP: Continuous positive airway pressure. Continuous pressure is applied to the lungs through a mask or endotracheal tube and helps the baby’s breathing.
1. AB Spell: A pause in your baby’s breathing, lowering their heart rate.
2. Anaemia: Too few red blood cells.
3. Apnea: A pause in breathing for a short period. Common in premature babies.
1. Edema: Too much fluid in body tissues, causing a swollen appearance.
2. Endotracheal Tube: A tube inserted into the mouth to the windpipe to keep the airway open.
1. AB Spell: A pause in your baby’s breathing, lowering their heart rate.
2. Anaemia: Too few red blood cells.
3. Apnea: A pause in breathing for a short period. Common in premature babies.
1. Gavage: Feeding by a tube passed through the mouth into the stomach.
2. Gestational Age: The time in weeks from conception to delivery.
3. Glucose: Sugar.
1. Hematocrit: The concentration of red cells in blood.
2. Hyperalimentation: Nourishing the baby with a glucose, fat, and protein solution through the veins. This is also called Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).
3. Hypoglycemia: Blood sugar level below normal.
1. Jaundice: Yellow colour in the skin from excess bilirubin.
1. Meconium: Dark greenish waste products that accumulate in the bowel during fetal life and are eliminated shortly after birth.
2. Meconium Aspiration is a condition in which the baby breathes in meconium in the amniotic fluid.
1. P02: Blood oxygen level.
2. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA): A blood vessel that allows blood to bypass the lungs. It should close shortly after birth.
3. pH: Amount of acid in the blood.
4. Phototherapy: Treatment of jaundice by use of unique lights on the baby’s skin to break down the bilirubin.
5. Pulse Oximeter: A probe that wraps around a hand or foot and is connected to a machine that measures how much oxygen the blood is carrying.
1. Sepsis: Infection in the blood or other body tissues.
2. SGA: Small for gestational age; lower birth weight than expected.
3. Suction: Mechanical removal of mucous from the nose or throat or endotracheal tube with a plastic tube.
1. Transcutaneous Oxygen or Carbon Dioxide Monitor (TCOM): A button-like probe placed on the baby’s skin to measure the amount of oxygen or carbon dioxide in the blood without taking a blood test.
1. Umbilical Catheter: A small plastic tube inserted into one of the arteries of the umbilical cord.
1. Ventilator: Also known as a respirator, a ventilator is a machine that delivers air and oxygen into the lungs with pressure to help the baby breathe.
2. Vital Signs: Temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure.