Human Growth and Development / Unit 2 HGD 0217 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Newborn's First Weeks
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The idea
Newborns sleep about sixteen hours a day in short stretches and feed eight to twelve times a day, first on colostrum, then milk.
In practice
A newborn whose eyes take one to two months to coordinate their movements.
Where people slip
A little weight loss in the first week is expected. Recovery from birth takes about six weeks.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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