The newborn infant

A girl born at 36 weeks weighing 2050 g is three hours old and has fed twice at the breast. She becomes jittery with a weak high-pitched cry, and then has an ep…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A woman who has had no antenatal care presents in advanced labour and gives birth to a boy weighing 2350 g. She is unsure of her dates and there has been no ult…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A boy born at 39 weeks by spontaneous vaginal birth is 60 hours old. He has a high-pitched cry, tremors when he is undressed, sneezes repeatedly and takes the b…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A boy is born at 39 weeks by normal vaginal birth and cries immediately. He is dried, weighed and then bathed by a student midwife before being wrapped and plac…

Clinical rotations · common