Newborn Care Crossword
Across
- 2. Reflex causing newborn to turn head toward touch.
- 4. Blueish color in extremities after birth.
- 6. Misshaping of newborn’s head from pressure during birth.
- 8. Accumulation of blood between skull bone and periosteum.
- 10. Soft downy hair found on preterm infants.
- 11. Excess bilirubin in the blood causing jaundice.
- 12. Neural tube defect where the spinal cord and meninges protrude.
- 13. Birth before 37 weeks gestation.
Down
- 1. Condition with elevated hematocrit and thickened blood.
- 3. Birth at or after 42 weeks gestation.
- 5. Risk in infants of diabetic mothers caused by excessive insulin produc
- 7. Protective covering on newborn skin, especially preterm
- 9. Flat, pink or red birthmark on the forehead or neck.