Clapping

-Rhythmic patting of a swaddled and blanketed baby’s bottom.

 

C-Position

-Placement of an infant’s body so that it resembles the letter C (also known as the fetal position).
 

Depressant

-Any drug (such as alcohol, barbiturates or tranquilizers) that acts on the central nervous system to produce both euphoria (feeling no pain) and drowsiness.

Disorganized suck

-Inability of an infant to latch on to a nipple and suck regularly enough to get formula into the mouth.

Excoriation

-Breakdown of skin resulting from rubbing against a surface.

Gastrointestinal

-Relating to digestion in the stomach and intestines

Hypersensitivity

-Greater than normal response to any stimulus (such as light, sound and movement)

Mottling

-Discoloration of skin resembling marbling, typically on chest, trunk arms or legs.

Muscle Tone

-The degree of rigidly in a muscle, associated with a muscle’s ability to return to its original position when stretched.

Pediatric

-Relating to the care of infants and young children

Regurgitation

-Non-projectile vomiting of stomach contents.

Respiratory Rate

-Speed of breathing.

Stimulant

-Any drug that increases the activity of the heart and provides an overall sense of well being, at least temporarily.

Stool

-Feces. The result of a bowel movement.

Swaddling

-A method of folding a blanket around an infant’s body to restrain arm movement and give comfort.

Therapeutic Handling

-Special techniques developed to care for drug-exposed infants.

Tremor

-Involuntary rhythmical movements resembling quivering, a part of the body.

Vertical rock

-Slow rhythmic up-an-down movement of an infant in a C-position