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> "blue all over" = 0 > "blue at the extremities, body pink" = 1 > "no cyanosis" = 2 I wonder if they have updated guidance and training for scoring non-whit
by ultimoo 6y ago
> "blue all over" = 0
> "blue at the extremities, body pink" = 1
> "no cyanosis" = 2
I wonder if they have updated guidance and training for scoring non-white babies. Brown and black babies probably don't turn blue in the same way white babies turn blue. In fact, a brown baby that's off color may appear to be a "healthy looking" - to the untrained eye - pink when in fact they should appear brown when healthy. I'd be curious to see mortality rate deviations for non-white babies vs. white babies (especially in non-metro areas that are more homogenous).
- lqet 6y ago> One of the most important symptoms of low blood oxygen concentrations in the newborn (hypoxia) is a change in skin colour, known as cyanosis. This is where the skin has a bluish hue. In dark skinned babies, this can be more difficult to see. For this reason, always inspect the mucous membranes (inside the mouth and the tongue) to determine if cyanosis is present. If you discover the mucous membranes are blue, this is known as central cyanosis. https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/neonatal-assessment/0/steps/51134 https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/neonatal-assessment...
- sangnoir 6y ago> Brown and black babies probably don't turn blue in the same way white babies turn blue. FYI: "Brown and black" babies are pretty pink at birth (or should be, when they have adequate oxygen).
- lsllc 6y agoRelated: I don't know if you saw that there was a WAPO article posted 11 days ago to HN that covered that "mortality for black babies plummets when they are delivered by black doctors": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25716481 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25716481