Child length
At the birth of a child, parents are often concerned about the general condition of their newborns, in terms of their physical and mental health, weight, length, and the symptoms that appear on their child and appear at first sight, especially if they are first born and do not have sufficient information about newborns. In this article, you will specify the natural child at birth, including its normal length.
Specification of the natural child at birth
- The temperature of the newborn child is about 37 m.
- It is dark red.
- His skin covers a layer of fatty paint, which facilitates his movement in his mother’s womb, which protects him from skin infections at birth.
- Active, and weeping strongly, he could breastfeed from his mother’s breast directly.
- The possibility of a blue around the hands or feet during the first three days of birth.
- The new baby often breathes faster than adult breathing, up to 50 times per minute, and their heart beats up to 180 times per minute. These indicators (respiratory signs and heartbeat) are increased when effects such as child discomfort and vomiting occur.
Natural measurements of the newborn
- Weight: three to three and a half (3 – 3.5) kg.
- Head circumference: Thirty-five (35) cm.
- Chest circumference: Thirty-three (33) cm.
- Arm circumference: twelve and a half (12.5) grams.
- The length of the child is about 25 cm in the first year of life and twelve (12) ) Cm in the second year, and then the rate of increase in length between five cm to seven cm per year, until the age of puberty where the increase in height is slow.
Natural phenomena do not cause concern
- The occurrence of flaking in the child’s body, the appearance of soft white granules on the face.
- Swelling is simple in the baby’s breasts a few days after birth.
Reasons for consulting a doctor
- If you notice difficulty in breathing, discharge from the nose, or abnormal movement in the chest or abdomen, all are associated with breathing.
- If the baby’s skin color is blue, red, yellow, or pale, the natural color of the new baby is pink.
- The presence of pools of blood on the surface of his body.
- The presence of any birth defects on his body.
- If there is too much tension or loosening in the child’s limbs (arms and legs), you can check it out through an individual and bend his limbs.