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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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Cerebral Palsy Dictionary
R Range of motion (ROM): The degree of movement present at a joint. Receptive language: The ability to understand spoken and written communication as well as gestures. Reciprocal motion: The alternate movements of arms and legs. Reflex: An involuntary movement in response to stimulation such as touch, pressure, or joint movement. Reinforcement: Providing a pleasant consequence (positive reinforcement) or removing an unpleasant consequence (negative reinforcement) after a behavior in order to increase or maintain that behavior. Related services: Services that enable a child to benefit from special education. Related services include speech, occupational, and physical therapies, as well as transportation. Respiration: Breathing. Respite care: Skilled adult or child-care and supervision that can be provided in your home or the home of a care-provider. Respite care may be available for several hours per week or for overnight stays. Retina: The lining of the back portion of the eye which receives visual images. Retinopath of Prematurity (ROP): A condition in which high concentrations of oxygen received while a baby is on a respirator damages capillaries in the eye, leading to myopia or a detached retina. Retraction: Drawing back a part of the body. Rhizotomy, selective dorsal: A neurosurgical procedure involving selective cutting of the nerves of the spine to reduce spasticity of muscle groups. Rigidity: Extremely high muscle tone in any position, combined with very limited movements. Rooting: A newborn reflex in which babies turn their mouths toward the breast or bottle to feed. ROM: See Range of motion. ROP: See Retinopathy of
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