Glossary

Reprinted with permission from "Your Premature Baby and Child" by Amy E. Tracy and Dianne I. Maroney (Berkley, 1999)

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Toy block

Cannula

 A small tube with prongs that delivers oxygen into the babys nose

Cardiologist

 A medical doctor who diagnoses and treats problems with the heart

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

 A method of reviving a baby whose breathing and/or heart rate has stopped or slowed abnormally

Cardiorespiratory monitor

 Equipment used to measure a babys heart and breathing rate

Central nervous system (CNS)

 The brain and spinal cord

Cerebral palsy

 A condition in which posture or movement is abnormal because of damage to or a malformation in the brain

Chest physiotherapy (CPT)

 A technique of vibrating a childs chest, loosening secretions in the lungs to improve breathing

Chronic

 A prolonged illness

Congenital

 A problem existing before or at birth

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

 Air or supplemental oxygen mechanically pushed into a babys lungs to keep the air sacs open after each breath

Corrected age (adjusted age)

 The age your baby would be if born on his or her due date

 

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