| Title | Description | Status | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video Archive | Video demonstrations of the Ballard Score for determining gestational age of a newborn and more videos to come. | Approved |
Ballard Score Assessment Demonstration The Ballard Score Assessment of Gestational Age |
| Neuromuscular Maturity | Ballard Score Training - Performing the Assessment of Neuromuscular Maturity | Approved |
1. Posture 2. Square Window 3. Arm Recoil 4. Popliteal Angle 5. Scarf Sign 6. Heel to Ear |
| Physical Maturity | Ballard Score Training - Performing the Assessment of Physical Maturity | Approved |
1. Skin 2. Lanugo 3. Plantar Surface 4. Breast 5. Eye/Ear 6. Genitals-Male 7. Genitals-Female |
| Monograph | Monograph for Assessing the Maturational Age of the Newborn Infant Using the New Ballard Score | Approved |
Foreward Gestational Assessment Neuromuscular Maturation Neonatal Muscle Tone Summary About Dr. Ballard References |
| Title | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Posture | 100 | Total body muscle tone is reflected in the infant's preferred posture at rest and resistance to stretch of individual muscle groups. |
| 2. Square Window | 200 | Wrist flexibility and/or resistance to extensor stretching are responsible for the resulting angle of flexion at the wrist. |
| 3. Arm Recoil | 300 | This maneuver focuses on passive flexor tone of the biceps muscle by measuring the angle of recoil following very brief extension of the upper extremity. |
| 4. Popliteal Angle | 400 | This maneuver assesses maturation of passive flexor tone about the knee joint by testing for resistance to extension of the lower extremity. |
| 5. Scarf Sign | 500 | This maneuver tests the passive tone of the flexors about the shoulder girdle. |
| 6. Heel to Ear | 600 | This maneuver measures passive flexor tone about the pelvic girdle by testing for passive flexion or resistance to extension of posterior hip flexor muscles. |