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Benign neonatal skin findings, pink diapers, and diaper rash

Newborn examination schedule and interpretation of Apgar scores

General observation of the newborn

Initial vital-sign assessment in a sick newborn

Birth-weight categories and growth assessment in newborns

Newborn case presentation: history and immediate examination

General and systemic examination of the newborn

Neonatal anthropometry: measurement and reference values

Neonatal growth indicators and macrocephaly

Gestational age assessment and normal neonatal vital parameters

Physical characteristics illustrated in neonatal maturity assessment

Neonatal examination of skin, hair, head, and fontanel

Newborn scalp, skull, oral, and facial examination

Newborn examination of the umbilicus, spine, genitalia, and limbs

Newborn limb examination and abdominal distension

Systemic examination findings in neonates

Neonatal hip screening and neurological maturation

Moro and palmar grasp reflexes in neonatal examination

Neonatal heat production and consequences of temperature disturbance

Thermoneutral environment for a neonate

Neonatal temperature measurement and asymmetric tonic neck response

Why newborns are vulnerable to hypothermia

Four mechanisms of neonatal heat loss

Neonatal responses to cold and brown fat thermogenesis

Touch assessment and frequency of neonatal temperature measurement

Environmental causes of neonatal temperature disorders

Prevention of neonatal hypothermia

Neonatal warming equipment and manifestations of hypothermia

Neonatal warming equipment: water loss and practical differences

Management of neonatal cold stress and hypothermia

Exclusive breastfeeding: definition, timing, and benefits

Nutritional benefits of breast milk

Nutritional, protective, and maternal benefits of breastfeeding

Breast anatomy relevant to milk transfer

Hormonal involvement in lactogenesis

Milk secretion and milk ejection reflexes

Neonatal feeding reflexes and interference from bottle feeding

Breast milk composition across stages and gestation

Maturation of neonatal breastfeeding reflexes

Foremilk, hindmilk, and switching breasts

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