GESTATIONAL AGE ASSESSMENT OF A NEWBORN

Question 1

• helpful in meeting baby’s needs if the dates of a pregnancy are uncertain

Answer 1

GESTATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Question 2

▪ baby’s appearance, skin texture, Motor function, Reflexes

Answer 2

DUBOWITZ/BALLARD’s CHART

Question 3

done in the first 2 hours of birth

Answer 3

. Physical Maturity:

Question 4

completed within 24 hours after delivery

Answer 4

Neuromuscular Maturity

Question 5

sticky, smooth, peeling

Answer 5

SKIN TEXTURES:

Question 6

absent in immature babies, then appears with maturity, and then disappears with post maturity

Answer 6

LANUGO

Question 7

creases on the soles of the feet range from absent to covering the entire foot, depending on the maturity

Answer 7

PLANTAR CREASES:

Question 8

thickness and size of breast tissue and areola

Answer 8

BREAST

Question 9

eyes fused or open and amount of cartilage and stiffness of the ear tissue

Answer 9

EYES AND EARS:

Question 10

presence of testes & appearance of scrotum (smooth to wrinkled)

Answer 10

GENITALS (MALE)

Question 11

appearance & size of clitoris & labia

Answer 11

7. GENITALS (FEMALE):

Question 12

• how the baby hold their arms and legs

Answer 12

Posture -

Question 13

how far the is the flexion of hands towards the wrist

Answer 13

Square window

Question 14

• how far it spring back to flexed position

Answer 14

Arm recoil

Question 15

• how far the knee extends

Answer 15

Popliteal angle

Question 16

how far the elbows moved across the chest

Answer 16

Scarf sign

Question 17

how close the feet can be moved to the ears

Answer 17

Heal to ear -