To determine
ASSESSMENT
the approximate gestational
age of a newborn, assess six neuromuscular
and six physical characteristics.
New Ballard Score - appropriate for
newborns from 20 to 44 weeks of gestation,
with the characteristics to assess varying
with the stage of maturity. Each parameter
scores from minus 2 to 5, with the
cumulative score correlating with a
gestational age between 26 and 44 weeks.
Fatima Hyghia Tidal Himpon -- IV(A)
GESTATIONAL AGE
Timing of theASSESSMENT
gestational assessment
GESTATIONAL AGE
Components
of Neuromuscular
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Posture
Square window
Arm recoil
Popliteal angle
Scarf sign
Heel to ear
Assess posture
and arms :
moderately
flexed at rest
Preterm
newborns lesser degrees
of flexion
Younger the
gestational
age less
flexion
demonstrated
Fatima Hyghia Tidal Himpon -- IV(A)
position of flexion
Preterm newborns - less
flexion.
sign by grasping
the newborns hand
and attempting to
cross the arm over
his body at the
neck.
arms of term
GESTATIONAL AGE
ASSESSMENT
The components of the physical maturity
assessment
Skin
Lanugo
plantar surface
Breast
eye/ear
Genitals
10
11
newborns
term newborns have a wellcurved pinna with firm
cartilage
13
Female:
Term - labia majora larger than clitoris and the labia minora
Preterm - prominent clitoris; small labia minora
14