CBS Newborn Behavior & Development 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is considered an early hunger cue in a newborn?
- Crying loudly
- Rooting and turning the head side to side (Correct answer)
- Arching the back
- Pulling away from the breast
Correct answer: Rooting and turning the head side to side
Rooting and turning the head are early hunger cues; crying is a late cue indicating the infant is already quite hungry.
Question 2: What is the expected maximum weight loss for a healthy term breastfed newborn in the first few days of life?
- 3% of birth weight
- 5% of birth weight
- 10% of birth weight (Correct answer)
- 15% of birth weight
Correct answer: 10% of birth weight
Up to 10% weight loss from birth weight is considered normal for term breastfed newborns in the first few days.
Question 3: The rooting reflex in a newborn is best described as:
- The infant turning away when the cheek is touched
- The infant turning toward a stimulus that touches the cheek or corner of the mouth (Correct answer)
- The infant extending the tongue when the palate is stroked
- The infant clenching the jaw when a finger is inserted
Correct answer: The infant turning toward a stimulus that touches the cheek or corner of the mouth
The rooting reflex causes the newborn to turn toward a touch on the cheek or corner of the mouth, facilitating latch-on.
Question 4: By what age is a breastfed newborn expected to regain its birth weight?
- 5 days
- 7 days
- 10–14 days (Correct answer)
- 21 days
Correct answer: 10–14 days
Most breastfed newborns regain their birth weight by 10–14 days of age when breastfeeding is going well.
Question 5: Which newborn reflex involves the infant making sucking motions when something is placed in or near the mouth?
- Moro reflex
- Palmar grasp reflex
- Non-nutritive sucking reflex (Correct answer)
- Babinski reflex
Correct answer: Non-nutritive sucking reflex
The non-nutritive sucking reflex causes rhythmic sucking motions when the infant's mouth or perioral area is stimulated.
Question 6: A newborn producing 6 or more wet diapers and 3 or more stools per day by day 4 of life most likely indicates:
- Overfeeding and potential gastrointestinal distress
- Adequate milk intake and normal hydration (Correct answer)
- Formula supplementation is needed
- The infant has a urinary tract infection
Correct answer: Adequate milk intake and normal hydration
Six or more wet diapers and multiple stools per day after day 4 are reliable signs of adequate milk intake and normal hydration.
Question 7: Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth primarily benefits breastfeeding by:
- Reducing the need for vitamin K supplementation
- Stimulating the infant's innate feeding reflexes and promoting early latch (Correct answer)
- Increasing maternal milk fat content within the first hour
- Preventing neonatal hypoglycemia in all infants
Correct answer: Stimulating the infant's innate feeding reflexes and promoting early latch
Immediate skin-to-skin contact stimulates the infant's innate feeding reflexes, including rooting and crawling to the breast, facilitating the first latch.
CBS Newborn Behavior & Development 1
Which of the following is considered an early hunger cue in a newborn?