The decelerations stop, and the remainder of the labor is uneventful; D.H. has an episiotomy to allow more room for the infant to emerge and delivers a male infant. What is involved in the immediate care of the newborn?
What will be an ideal response?
• Place the infant under the warming light; provide suction to clear the airway.
• Assess and record Apgar score (heart rate, color, respiratory effort, muscle tone, and reflexes) at 1
and 5 minutes after birth.
• Dry the infant and wrap him in warm blankets.
• Maintain a clear airway.
• Place correct wrist and ankle identification bands on the infant and matching wrist band on the
mother for identification. Footprints might be taken.
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