Common terms - T
Tachycardia is a faster than normal heart rate.
Tachypnoea is a faster than normal breathing rate.
Team leader
The senior nurse or midwife appointed on each shift to coordinate and
support staff working within the unit (especially intensive care).
Term
A term baby is a baby born after 37 completed weeks' gestation and before 42 completed weeks of
pregnancy.
Temperature monitoring:
In sick babies, 2 temperatures are often measured - the central
temperature and the peripheral temperature. A temperature probe is placed under
baby's body to record the central temperature and another is attached to baby's
foot to measure peripheral temperature. This is often referred to as toe-core
temperature monitoring. The way the 2 temperatures change gives a lot of
information about how well as baby is.
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