Centering Pregnancy - Whom do I call with what?

• Verpleging en verzorging
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Important things to
check with a baby
in the first week

What is true about the weight of a newborn baby?

1. After birth the baby gains weight immediately
2. All babies loose a little bit of weight, max 7-10%
3. If a baby looses weight, we have to give formula.
4. If a baby looses weight, that means I don't have enough breast milk.

Weight of a baby

-Almost all babies loose some weight in the first days

-Maximum 7-10% of birth weight

-Kraamzorg weighs the baby on day 3-5-8

-If a baby looses > 7 % of birth weight > action

Baby poop

Day 1 - Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5 - ....

It is 2 am. My child is 3 days old and has a temperature of 36.0 degrees.
I call....

1. midwife
2. GP
3. GP-post
4. ambulance

Temperature baby

          -measured rectally
          -between 36.5 and 37.5
          -too warm or too cold. Take action en measure again 
            after 1 hour. Still not good > call midwife.

It is 2 am. My child is 3 weeks old and has a temperature of 38.0 and it doesn't go down. I call

1. midwife
2. GP
3. GP-post
4. ambulance

General practitioner:

-8 am - 5 pm

-every question regarding your health
( beside teeth )

GP-post:
-5 pm - 8 am + weekends
-medical questions that can not wait until the next workday

My baby is 4 days old and has a yellow color. Who will check this?

1. midwife
2. GP
3. kraamzorg
4. pediatrician

Jaundice

-Almost all babies look a bit yellow in the first week

-Maturity of liver / digestive system

-Checked by kraamzorg and midwife

-Sometimes blood test necessary

-Sometimes phototherapy necessary

My baby is 8 months old and I would really like him to sleep through the night. Who do I go to for advice?

1. midwife
2. my mother
3. GP
4. consultatiebureau

My baby is 8 months old and wakes up a couple of times per night. He cries and grabs his ear. Who do I go to?

1. pharmacie
2. GP
3. consultatiebureau
4. pediatrician

Consultatiebureau

We will talk about this next time