8. Head
• Round and symmetry
• Abnormal swelling or bruises of the scalp
• Signs of trauma or laceration
• caput succedaneum
• cephalohaematoma
• subglial haematoma
• Fontanelle (bulging or sunken) –Anterior and Posterior fontanelle
• Soft, non bulging
• Suture:-
• 2 sutures palpable which are coronal and sagittal sutures.
• Separated or overidding
• Abnormal: macrocephaly/ microcephaly
9. Face
• Symmetry
• Dysmorphic features
• Ears:
• Both ears are present
• No low set ears
• External auditory meatus is patent
• periauricular tag/ pit
• Eyes:
• Sclera is white and not jaundice.
• Conjunctiva is pink and not anaemic.
• Red eye reflect- cataract,
retinoblastoma
• Nose: patency of each nostril to exclude
choanal atresia
• Mouth:
• Central cyanosis
• Cleft palate or cleft lips seen or not
• Natal teeth
• Rooting reflex present
• Suckling reflex present.
• Neck:
• Short neck
• Abnormal swelling such as cystic
hygroma.
• Clavicular fracture.
10. Upper Limb
• All the 5 digits are present
• Abnormalities:
• syndactyly (2 or more digits fused together)
• polydactyly (extra digit)
• bradydactyly (shortening of the digit) seen
• single palmar crease
• Pulse rate
• Check radio-radial delay and radio-femoral delay
• Palmar grasp reflex
11. Chest
• Respiratory rate
• Chest movement - symmetrical bilaterally
• Chest recession and audible grunting
• Chest deformity
- pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum
• Inspection of breast tissue
• Palpate for:
• Apex beat
• parasternal heave or thrill.
• Auscultate for breath sound and heart sound
12. Abdomen
• Move with respiration – abdomen breather
• Shape of abdomen, which normally cylindrical shape
• Scaphoid shape suggest diaphragmatic hernia
• Palpation:
• Soft, non- tender and no guarding
• No mass palpable
• Palpate for liver and spleen
• If distended – obstruction/ mass
• Umbilical cord
• Pink/ infected
• Any discharge or foul smelling
• 2 arteries and 1 vein (couldn’t be seen if cord is dry)
• Auscultate for bowel sound and renal bruit.
• Abnormal:
1. omphalocele ( defect of the abdominal belly wall )
2. gastroschisis(birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the abdomen through a hole next to the belly
button)
13.
14. Genitalia
• Male –
• Scrotum
• Urethral meatus is present at the tip of the penis.
• Testes
• No hypo/epispadias, hydrocoele/ undesended testis or hernia
• Female –
• Labia edematoes
• Clitoris enlarged
• May have discharge- pseudomensturation
• Anus patency
• Palpate for femoral pulse
15. Lower Limb
• Shortening of the limb
• Presence of 5 toes are present in each leg
• Any wide sandal gap
• Creases on soles of feet
• Premature < crease
• Check for DDH
• Barlow and Ortolani test
• Look for CTEV- inward turning of the foot
• Plantar grasp reflex
16.
17. • Back
• Stable spine
• Any hyperpigmented skin - mongolian spot
• Spina bifida - sacral dimple and no tuft of hair.
• Abnormalities - scoliosis and kyphosis.
• Moro reflex
Symerical abduction and extension of arm, then adduction of arm to embracing position and
returns to relaxed state
20. • Evaluation of gestational age
• Maternal menstrual history
• Prenatal USG
• Post natal assessment
• Methods of post natal assessment
• Dubowitz method
- difficult to administer due to its complexity (assessment of 34 parameters)
- over estimate GA in very preterm infants
• Ballard method
21.
22.
23. • Ballard method
Original New
Scores range from 5 to 50 (26w - 44w) Scores range from -0 to 50 (20w - 44w)
Score starts with 0 Score starts with -1
Inaccurate in extremely preterm More accurate
Not include eye assessment Include eye assessment
24. NEW BALLARD SCORE
• 2 major components
1. Neuromuscular maturity
• Posture
• Square window test
• Arm recoil
• Popliteal angle
• Scarf sign
• Heal to ear test
2. Physical maturity
• Skin texture, colour and opacity
• Lanugo
• Plantar surface
• Breast
• Eye/ear
• Genitals
25.
26. 1) POSTURE
• Observe in supine position at rest
• Score is assigned based on degree
2) SCARF SIGN
Grasp the hands and pull the arm
across the chest and around neck
The point on the chest which the
elbow moves
• full scarf (-1)
• contralateral axillary line(0)
• contralateral nipple line (1)
• xyphoid process (2)
• ipsilateral nipple line (3)
• ipsilateral axillary line (4)
27. 3) ARM RECOIL
• Flex the neonates arms for 5 sec
• Fully extend arms by pulling on the
hands and release
4) SQUARE WINDOW
• Fully flexed infants hands on the
wrist joint without rotating the
wrist
• Measured angle between forearm
and palm
28. 5) POPLITEAL ANGLE
• Holds the knee adjacent to the
chest and abdomen, extend the
leg with index finger
• Measure angle between lower leg,
thigh and posterior knee
6) HEEL TO EAR
Grasp one foot and draw foot as
near to head as possible
29.
30. 1) EYE/EAR
• Lids open and complete
eyelash develop at term
• <34w pinna stays folded
• Incurving upper pinna at 34w
• At 36w some cartilage present
and will spring back
31. 2) BREAST
• Areola raised by 34w
• A 1-2mm nodule palpable by 36w and
become 10mm by 40w
32. 3) SKIN
Less transparent and thicker with increasing
gestational age
4) LANUGO
Fine downy hair
covering fetus
from 20-28w
33. 6) GENITALIA
Male:
• Testes descend by 28w
• At 37w testes can be palpated high
in scrotum and completely
descended by 40w
Female:
Early gestation, clitoris prominent
and widely separated labia
34. 6) PLANTAR SURFACE
• 28-30w appear and cover anterior
portion of plantar surface
• Extend toward heels as GA increases
35. 20 w = -10
30 w = 15
40 w = 40
Score + 5 = GA + 2
Extremely preterm: <28w
Very preterm: 28-31w 6/7
Moderate preterm: 32-33w 6/7
Late preterm: 34-36w 6/7
Term: 37w
HC measurement:
From the most prominent part of occiput to just above the eyebrows/ frontal
Acceptable 33-38cm
HC >/= CC
Length crown to heel, acceptable 48-52cm
In full term baby:
-symmetric
-head turned to one side
-flexed extremities
-hand toghtly fisted with thumb covered by fingers
#special concerned if:
1.asymmetric
-fracture of clavice or humerus
-Nerve injuries
2. Breech presentation
-knee and legs straightened or tin FROG position
Birth mark
Mongolian spot
Blue –green or gray pigmentation
Lower back, sacrum & buttocks
Disappears by 4 y/o age
Port wine stain
Capillary malformation
Flat red to purple, sharply demarcated with dense area beneath the capillaries
Usually at face
a/w sturge-weber syndrome
Others:
Mottling ( cutis marmorata)
Reticulated pattern of constricted capillaries and venules
Due to vasomotor instability in inmature infant
Bluish mottling- in response to chilling, stress or overstimullation
Café au laif spot
Tan or light brown macules or pathcees
No pathological significant, if < 3cm in length and < 6 in number
If >3 and > 6 cutaneous neurofibromatosis
Abnormal swelling or bruises of the scalp
1.caput succedaneum (edematous swelling of presenting part)
-due to pressure against cevix during crowning
- Swelling subside within days
2. cephalohaematoma (subperiosteal haemorrhage)
due to plonged second stage / instrumental delivery
Resolve spontaneously within 4-6weeks
Limited by suture line
May complicated with:
Anemia, jaundice
Calcified( hard around edge but sof in centre- will resolve
Hypotension
Focus of infection:meningitis/ osteomyelitis
3. subglial haematoma (bleeding below epicranial aponeurosis, above the periosteum)
Diffused head swelling that shift with repositioning and indents on palpation
Swelling not limited by suture line-may extend to the orbits and the subcutaneous muscles of the neck
Since the Subgaleal space is capable of holding large volume of the baby's blood, it may result in haemorrhagic shock.
SAH- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Prolonged labour, forcep or ventouse delivery
Presure exerted on baby head during labour +/- hematology disorder
Features: apnea, seizure, lethargy
Bulging of fontanelle, HC increase rapidly, lack of symmetric movement
Ix: FBC, coagulation profile, CT brain or USG ranium
Fontanelle –
-Anterior fontanelle is diamond in shape
Posterior fontanelle is triangular in shape
Abnormal: macrocephaly/ microcephaly
macrocephaly – hydrocephalus + dilated scalp veins, bulging anterior fontanelle, separation of suture lines, sun-setting eyes
#craniosynostosis- premature closure of the fontanelles
dysmorphic features
such as low set ears,
hypertelorism -distance between 2 medial canthi is > size of 1 eye
up slanting eyes
flat nasal bridge
Sucking/ rooting reflex:
-touch the lip. Cheeck or corner of the mouth= turn head toward
Palmar grasp reflex
Place finger in the palm of baby- curl or grasp the finger
Male –
Prepuce covers glans of penis- adherent to foreskin = phimosis
Scrotum – enlarged = hernia/ hydrocyele (illumation test)
Urethral meatus – ventral / dorsal = hypo/epispadias
Testes – undesended= cryptorchidism
Female –
Vaginal discharge is not seen/ seen.
Urethral meatus, vaginal opening ,clitoris, labia majora and labia minora are present.
Anus is patent.
Plantar reflex:
Place finger at the base of the toes = toes curls downward
Simple sacral dimple:
-solitary dimple
-<5mm in diameter, < 2.5 cm from the anus
-midline location
No visible drainage
-no associated cutaneous stigmata such as hemangioma, skin tag or tail
no need firther imaging eg. Xray or USG of the back
Maturational assessment of newborn
Ideally within first 24 hours
Neuromuscular signs more reliable than physical
Higher GA more brain growth neuro muscular more mature
Increase passive flexor tone, decrease joint laxity (in centripetal direction) higher score
In caudo cephalad : lower limb mature first then upper limb
1 sign = general
3 signs = upper limbs
2 signs = lower limbs
Popliteal angle = -1 to +5
Posture and arm recoil = 0 to +4
Others = -1 to +4
POSTURE: baby should be in well flexed, if more extended, flaccid – premature infant
SCARF SIGN: decrease distance pull of arm to contralateral side – higher score – more mature
ARM RECOIL: pull arm down, should recoil back
SQUARE WINDOW: wrist flexibility, prem cannot bend, term baby can bend wrist until hit the arm (max passive flexor tone, min passive extensor tone)
POPLITEAL ANGLE: flex hip joint, if can go to face, more premature
HEEL TO EAR: bend knee, try to extend the knee, if can go to ear, more premature
Eyes/ear
Breast bud
Skin
Lanugo
Genital male
Genital female
Plantar surface
Score
-1 to +4 for all
-1 to +5 for skin
Eye ear: thin and fused thick and stiff cartilage
Breast bud: imperceptible to developed with areolar
Skin: thin and friable leathery and wrinkled
Lanugo: in very premature no lanugo
Genitals:
smooth scrotum pendulous testes with rugae
prominent clitoris majora covering clitoris and minora