Which finding is associated with a post-term newborn?

Which finding is associated with a post-term newborn?

• A. Deep Creases And Peeling On The Soles Of Feet
• B. Abundant Lanugo
• C. Smooth Pink Skin With Visible Veins
• D. Flat Areolae Without Palpable Breast Buds

Answer: (A)

Post-term newborns often have dry, parchment-like skin with deep creases and peeling on the soles of the feet. This occurs because, after many weeks in utero, the skin loses vernix and becomes desiccated once exposed to air, so cracking and peeling are common. Abundant lanugo, smooth pink skin with visible veins, and flat areolae without palpable breast buds are more typical of earlier gestational ages. Lanugo is a sign of preterm development, thin skin shows underlying vessels more readily in preterm infants, and lack of breast tissue development (breast buds) suggests prematurity rather than post-term.

Post-term newborns often have dry, parchment-like skin with deep creases and peeling on the soles of the feet. This occurs because, after many weeks in utero, the skin loses vernix and becomes desiccated once exposed to air, so cracking and peeling are common.

Abundant lanugo, smooth pink skin with visible veins, and flat areolae without palpable breast buds are more typical of earlier gestational ages. Lanugo is a sign of preterm development, thin skin shows underlying vessels more readily in preterm infants, and lack of breast tissue development (breast buds) suggests prematurity rather than post-term.